The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, CP Sadiq Idris Abubaka, has ordered a crackdown on the sale and use of fireworks, knockouts and related materials in the yuletide.
In a Christmas message signed by the spokesperson of the command, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Saturday, urged “all and sundry to embrace love and peace which are the core essence of the season and shun all forms of violence.”
On the ban of fireworks, Adeh quoted the commissioner as saying that “the order is part of proactive move by the police to sustain the relative peace in the FCT, and adequately contain crimes and criminality, particularly ones peculiar to the end of the year and the Christmas and New Year festivities.
“To this end, the CP has deployed both covert and overt security apparatus to ensure residents of the FCT enjoy the Yuletide season in a relatively calm environment.”
She said the CP has ordered all Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Police Units within the FCT to carry out due enforcement of the ban and ensure that anyone who violates the order is arrested and brought to book.
Abubakar while enjoining the good people of FCT to be vigilant and security conscious, urged members of the public to promptly report any suspicious activity within their locality via the commands emergency numbers 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883, also reassured that the police remain committed to the safety, security and peaceful co-existence of all residents of Abuja.
