The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said it has deployed over 400 personnel of the Corps to provide adequate security during and after the Easter period in the State.
This was disclosed by the State’s commandant of the Corps, Mr A. A. Sparks.
He assured residents and the people of the State of a hitch-free celebrations.
He said the personnel were deployed massively to flash points and all places of worship in the State to ensure that no hoodlum hijacked the period for a mischievous end.
Sparks said that the Corps will stop at nothing in ensuring a secured atmosphere of worship for the people of the State.
“The Rapid Response Squad has been galvanized to give a 24-hour patrol this period in the metropolis and environs.
“The intelligent unit of the Corps has also been deployed en-mass to parks and bus stops to place surveillance on the general publics’ movements in and out of the State,” he said.
He reiterated his resolve to work hand-in-hand with other sister agencies in order to stamp out criminality from the State.
He warned strongly that anyone contemplating to use this celebration period to cause any kind of trouble or mischief would not go unpunished as the law would take its cause.