Eid-el-Kabir: IGP orders tight security on highways, worship centres
- Police officers have been ordered to ensure maximum security in the country as Muslim faithful celeberate Eid-el-Kabir
- The order was given by Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, in a statement sighted by Legit.ng
- He urged citizens to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the Eid-el-Kabir while remaining security conscious
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Nigerians can be rest assured that there will be safety as the inspector-general of police, Usman Alkali Baba, ordered maximum security on highways, worship and recreational centres among others ahead of Eid-el-Kabir festival.
He made this known in a statement titled, ‘Eid-el-Kabir: IGP assures sustained efforts at improving public safety and security’, by the Force Public Relations Officer.
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The police IGP also reiterated that the Force would continue to improve on the recent gains achieved in stabilizing security order in parts of the country.
He urged Nigerians to celebrate and enjoy the beauty of the Eid-el-Kabir while remaining security conscious and compliant with the COVID-19 prevention protocols.
Meanwhile, two prominent emirates in Katsina state, Katsina and Daura, have suspended public activities for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir, citing security reasons.
The activities affected by the suspension are public display by horse riders (Durbar) at the palaces of the emirs.
Legit.ng gathers that the two emirate councils implored residents to use the Sallah period to offer prayers for peace in the state and in the country.
Nigerian court sentences two former policemen to death for kidnapping
Also, Legit.ng reports that the Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced two policemen to death for kidnapping an Uyo-based cattle dealer, one Alhaji Muhammed Umar Barkindo. The condemned policemen are Corporals Friday Udo, and Saturday Okorie who have since been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.
The court sitting in Ikot Ekpene local government area of the state also condemzned to death three others, Walter Udo, Ibiono Ibom, and Udo Etim whose house was used to keep the victim hostage, while demanding N100m ransom.
The trial judge, Justice Isangedighi, said the accused were sentenced to death according to Section 1 (2) of Akwa Ibom State Internal Security and Enforcement Law 2009.
Source: Legit.ng
