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February 28, 2018

FG directs IGP, Civil Defence CG to deploy personnel in N’East schools

FG directs IGP, Civil Defence CG to deploy personnel in N’East schools

Inspector General of Police, Ibrohim Idris briefing journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on the spate of renewed violence across the country at the State House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 05/01/2018

By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA – The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has directed the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris and the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Abdullahi Muhammadu Gana “to relocate to the northeast and liaise with the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, the Governors of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states to ensure the deployment of their personnel in all schools in the liberated areas in the three states”.

Ibrahim Idris, IGP


Press Secretary, to the minister, Ehisienmen Osaigbovo in a statement Wednesday in Abuja said; “This is sequel to the recent visit of the Federal Government delegation led by the Ministers of Interior and Information and Culture to Dapchi in Yobe state, where the Interior Minister, Lt General (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau then directed the Commissioner of Police and the Commandant of the NSCDC in Yobe state to ensure security presence in all schools in the liberated communities.

“The Minister said that the directive has become necessary to forestall a re-occurrence of attack on innocent school children stressing that the Government is making efforts aimed at rescuing the Dapchi school girls and other Boko Haram captives, as evidenced by the commencement of 24 hours air surveillance by the Nigerian Air force.

“In another development, the Minister has condemned recent clashes that resulted in loss of lives and property in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state and urged security operatives to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice”.