By Ebinum Samuel
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 with Headquarters in Benin City,and, comprising Delta and Edo State Police Commands, *AIG Salman-Dogo Garba, psc* has ordered the strategic deployment of Police personnel and operational assets across Delta and Edo state to ensure a safe, peaceful, hitch-free and seamless yuletide celebration.
This , according to the Zone image maker, SP Tijani Momoh, is in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, *IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun,* to all Zonal AIGs to strengthen security, intensify patrols, visibility policing, and other intelligence led operations throughout the period.
To this end, the deployment will focus on places of worship, recreational centres, markets, amusement parks, event venues, transport terminals and other densely populated areas. Additionally, patrol teams, surveillance units and traffic personnel have also been deployed to cover inter-state routes, major expressways, link roads to check road related crimes, and ensure free flow of traffic.
The AIG wishes to use this medium to extend his warm greetings to all Christian faithfuls and other citizens in the Zone as they celebrate the Christmas and New Year celebrations. He enjoins the general public to cooperate with the Police and other security agencies in their efforts towards ensuring peaceful yuletide festivities. Furthermore, members of the public are advised to be security conscious and report any suspicious activity, person(s) or movement to the nearest Police station.
Finally, the AIG wishes all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year celebration.