Christmas Celebration: Enugu CP Felicitates with Residents, Reassures Adequate Security
By Trek Africa Newspaper
CP Ahmad AbdurRahman
– Calls for responsible merriments
In view of the forthcoming Christmas and New Year Celebrations marking 2020/2021 yuletide, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmad AbdurRahman FIPCDS, FICMC, FCAI, MNIM has felicitated with residents of Enugu State, particularly Christians, as they join others in Nigeria and abroad to celebrate this auspicious season.
The Commissioner, while calling on the citizens to celebrate in the most responsible manner and adhere to all the COVID-19 Prevention Protocols as issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Controls (NCDC) amid the Second Wave of the fatal Pandemic, has reassured the Command’s avowed commitment to collaborate with Sister Security Agencies to provide adequate security during and after the yuletide.
Consequently, he has directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Departments of the Command to not only ensure adequate policing of security flashpoints and the State in general, but to also maximally deploy available manpower and operational resources at their disposal to ensure a hitch-free celebrations, especially in the area of traffic control to ease human and vehicular movements of citizenry.
The CP further reminds residents that the ban on the procurement and setting-off of fireworks (popularly called “knockouts” or “bangers”) is still in force, while calling on all and sundry, especially children and the youths to desist from flouting the ban, noting that violators will not be spared.
Meanwhile, he wishes the good people of the State a Happy Christmas as well as a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year 2021, while calling on them to remain law-abiding, vigilant and support the Police by promptly reporting criminal suspects and acts of criminality to the nearest Police Station or by calling the Command’s emergency hotlines on: *08032003702, 08075390883, 08086671202 or 08098880172*; or send an E-mail to: contact042ppro@gmail.com.
