IGP ADAMU also directed zonal Assistant Inspectors-General and Command Commissioners of Police to strengthen crime prevention strategies in their respective jurisdictions before, during and after the festivities.
Force spokesman, DCP FRANK MBA, in a statement said the IG had instructed his officers and men to ensure effective deployment of both human and material assets of the force in protecting the major highways, recreational centres, motor parks, places of worship, financial institutions as well as government and private infrastructure, amongst others.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP ADAMU therefore, warned police operatives, especially those detailed to man the highways to desist from all forms of misconduct and abuse of the rights of the citizens and to adhere strictly to laid down rules and the standard operating procedures of the force.
