The Nigeria Police headquarters
has allayed fears of terrorists’ attack within Abuja during the election.
The police assured the public of
adequate security before, during and after the general elections.
The police authorities said they
have put security measures in place to identify, isolate and neutralise all
possible security threats.
This was made known by Force
Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, in an interview with Daily Sun, in Abuja,
at the weekend.
The message read, “Dear Abuja
residents, information just procured revealed that Boko Haram have been
promising to attack Abuja before 2019 elections. Boko Haram, now West African
ISIS, released a new video promising to attack Abuja before 2019 elections; the
new Boko Haram leader Al Barnawi said this in a new video released by the
group.
“While speaking in Hausa, he said
before the 2019 elections, his group would have an attack on the federal
capital, the Nigerian Army cannot stop them from having their attack. You are
strongly advised to take all the necessary precautions to ensure that crowded
areas and political gathering are as much as possible avoided. You are further
advised to monitor places like malls, markets, hotels, schools. We should also
report any suspicious characters to the security agencies. Faith-based places
should also bring this to the notice of all worshippers to be on alert at all
times.
“The general election is a major
security task ahead of the force. The IGP, Mohammed Adamu, expressly
acknowledged this in his maiden speech to the nation. Our task in this regard
is to ensure peaceful, crisis-free and violence-free elections, before, during
and post-elections. We are absolutely committed to this mission. Consequently,
adequate security measures have been put in place to identify, isolate and
neutralise all possible security threats to the peaceful conduct of the
elections.
“Both the operational and
intelligence units of the force have been mobilised for this crucial national
assignment. Nigerians are, therefore, enjoined to continue to support the
police in this regard and report any suspicious move to the relevant security
agencies.”
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