Yuletide: Police deploy 3000 personnel, patrol teams in Edo

By Jethro Ibileke

To ensure adequate security of lives and properties during the yuletide season, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Philip Aliyu Ogbadu, has directed the deployment of patrol teams across the State.

This is beside the over 3000 personnel to be deployed by the Command.

The Command’s image maker, SP Kontongs Bello, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

CP Ogbadu directed that all vehicular patrol teams are to regularly conduct systematic stop and search without any form of road block.

“In light of the celebration, the Edo State Police Command has put in place adequate security measures by deploying over 3000 personnels to ensure the security of lives and property of our Christian Faithful and the general public by massively deployed officers and men to Churches, events centers and all security flash point across the State to ensure a peaceful and hitch free celebration before, during and after the festive period.

“Attention should also be focused on private vehicles with tinted glasses, covered plates number and those without plate numbers and revolving lights often used by criminals,” the statement said.

The statement warned all personnel conducting stop and search to refrain from extorting money from motorists, noting that sever sanction awaits any one caught in the act.

The Edo Police boss while wishing all Christians merry Christmas and a happy new year celebration, however encouraged them to put in place COVID-19 facilities in all churches and event centers while urging them to be security conscious.