The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has mobilized a significant security contingent to ensure safety during the upcoming festive celebrations.
Commissioner of Police Miller G. Dantawaye announced the deployment of 2,202 personnel, along with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units. The operation is designed to guarantee a peaceful and secure environment for all residents and visitors in Abuja.
Officers have been strategically positioned at key locations, including places of worship, recreational and event centres, major highways, and motor parks.
The force increased visibility policing and targeted patrols around identified crime hotspots, such as black spots, uncompleted buildings, and shanties.
To ensure bomb disposal sweeps, EOD teams will conduct routine checks at worship centres and other public gathering points, as directed by the Inspector-General of Police.
CP Miller reiterated the ban on fireworks, firecrackers, knockout (“banga”), and any similar explosive devices within the FCT. He urged the public to remain law-abiding and vigilant, encouraging prompt reporting of any suspicious activities or items to the police.
Residents can use the following FCT Police Command lines:08032003913 and 08028940883.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
