The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 800 personnel to provide security in worship centres during Ramadan.The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Wednesday.
Abdullahi said that the deployment became necessary to ensure that the public and the Mosque were protected during prayers.
He explained that the officers, include the Anti-riot Squad, Bomb Detection and Disposal Unit as well as Intelligence and Detective Unit.
He gave assurance that the command and other relevant security agencies would continue to work toward protecting lives and property of the people.
“We, therefore, urge all citizens of the state to be vigilant during prayers; they must identify people coming in and going out of the Mosque.
“We don`t want what happened in the past to happen again where we are constantly faced with attacks on worship places,’’ he said.
NAN
