Sunday’s in recent times in Northern Nigeria have been characterized by frequent Church bombings.
Consequently, the Boko Haram sect have issued threats to make the last Sunday in June (today) the bloodiest day since they began bombing of major cities in the North. The Police in Abuja have however issued new operational guidelines on strategic deployment of their personnel to places under violent attacks.
It was gathered that churches, especially in the North and other places prone to bombing would be protected using the strategy.
Command Commissioners of Police and Assistant Inspectors-General received the order on Friday and have put their commands and men on the alert.
According to the order, deployments would be backed by motorised patrols equipped with communication gadgets.
Already, helicopters have been deplored in the violence-prone states.
The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, who confirmed this, however, declined to give details of the order.
“The new operational order will assist commanders on effective deployment of personnel so that they can repel, contain and manage attacks on places of worship, government buildings and installations” he said.
“Our men have been placed on the alert even before the Boko Haram threat and we will do everything humanly possible to protect citizens and public facilities.”
This move by the police was further prompted by the belief that about 100 terrorists had invaded Jos, the capital of Plateau State in preparation to bomb the city on Sunday.
Already, the rumour has triggered apprehension among residents of the city, compounded by the mayhem in Kaduna last week, which led to the death of over 60 persons.
Spokesman for the Special Task Force on security in Plateau State, Captain Salisu Mustapha, stated on Saturday, that information at their disposal suggest that some terrorists had infiltrated the state, preparatory to an attack.
The JTF said it was acting on some security information and was ready to resist any attempt to throw the state into turmoil.
“Yes, we have received such information and we are acting on it. We are mobilising our men to counter any insurrection”
“We don’t take any information with a pinch of salt. Every information is evaluated and proper procedure (reaction) taken, and this one is not an exception” Mustapha said
Consequently, the Boko Haram sect have issued threats to make the last Sunday in June (today) the bloodiest day since they began bombing of major cities in the North. The Police in Abuja have however issued new operational guidelines on strategic deployment of their personnel to places under violent attacks.
It was gathered that churches, especially in the North and other places prone to bombing would be protected using the strategy.
Command Commissioners of Police and Assistant Inspectors-General received the order on Friday and have put their commands and men on the alert.
According to the order, deployments would be backed by motorised patrols equipped with communication gadgets.
Already, helicopters have been deplored in the violence-prone states.
The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, who confirmed this, however, declined to give details of the order.
“The new operational order will assist commanders on effective deployment of personnel so that they can repel, contain and manage attacks on places of worship, government buildings and installations” he said.
“Our men have been placed on the alert even before the Boko Haram threat and we will do everything humanly possible to protect citizens and public facilities.”
This move by the police was further prompted by the belief that about 100 terrorists had invaded Jos, the capital of Plateau State in preparation to bomb the city on Sunday.
Already, the rumour has triggered apprehension among residents of the city, compounded by the mayhem in Kaduna last week, which led to the death of over 60 persons.
Spokesman for the Special Task Force on security in Plateau State, Captain Salisu Mustapha, stated on Saturday, that information at their disposal suggest that some terrorists had infiltrated the state, preparatory to an attack.
The JTF said it was acting on some security information and was ready to resist any attempt to throw the state into turmoil.
“Yes, we have received such information and we are acting on it. We are mobilising our men to counter any insurrection”
“We don’t take any information with a pinch of salt. Every information is evaluated and proper procedure (reaction) taken, and this one is not an exception” Mustapha said