Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase has ordered top security chiefs across the country to provide tight security to places of worship during the Eid el-Fitr festivities.
Arase, in a statement reaching Xinhua in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub on Wednesday, said special attention should be paid to places of worship, critical public places and other vulnerable points prone to criminal attack.
The police chief sought for renewed collaboration between the police and the general public to ensure the success of the operational strategies adopted to safeguard lives and property of citizens.
He enjoined Muslims and other citizens to be vigilant during the period, and also provide useful information to the police that would prevent crimes and facilitate arrest of criminals.
Nigeria, Africa’s most biggest country has in the last two weeks witnessed an escalation of Boko Haram’s bloody campaign, with several suicide bomb and gun attacks targeting places of worship, communities and public places, killing hundreds of people.
Many of the recent attacks have been by suicide bombers often young women. Enditem
