The Lagos State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it will deploy 6,000 personnel to provide security across the state during the yuletide.
This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mrs Chinyere Ekenkwo, the spokesperson of the command.
According to the statement, the State Commandant, Mr Tajudeen Balogun assured residents that his men would provide adequate security during the period.
”The command would make the Christmas and New Year celebrations crime – free in Lagos State and its environs.
”To this end, 6,000 officers of the corps will be deployed to strategic locations to watch over critical infrastructure, event centres, places of worship, government houses and black spots,” it said.
The statement further said that officers and men of the corps that were on annual leave were recalled, while all forms of leave suspended till further notice.
”Intelligence officers of the corps in plain clothes had also been deployed to mount surveillance and gather intelligence information from different parts of the state.
”The commandant appealed to the public to be law abiding and security conscious, report all suspicious movements or gathering that pose security threat,” the statement added. (NAN)