Protest: FCT Police Command Deploys 4,200 Personnel, Vows To Resist Violent Demonstration 

The FCT Police Command, in anticipation of the planned nationwide protest by some human rights activists and Nigerian youths to publicly express their displeasure over hunger and hardship, has proactively deployed material and human resources at the command’s disposal across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Command’s Spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh disclosed to newsmen on Friday.

She stated,”The proactive *deployment, which is aimed at ensuring public safety, protection of protesters, and preventing protests from being hijacked by non-state actors* , is characterised by visibility policing, the deployment of explosive ordinance devices (EOD) experts and personnel at various strategic locations, raids on identified black spots, uncompleted buildings/shanties, stop and search, vehicular and foot patrol and synergy with sister security agencies.”

According to her, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh while acknowledging the right of residents to protest, advises that it should be peaceful. 

“The CP vows to resist all forms of violent protest and lawlessness, as the police will not be stampeded into allowing the destruction of public and private properties or loss of lives.

“Residents are also urged to be vigilant and take advantage of the Police emergency lines to report suspicious activities through:

08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192,” she stated.