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Ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Jigawa State on Tuesday, the police command has warned miscreants to steer clear of the rally venue or face the wrath of the law.
Briefing newsmen, the Commissioner of Police, Tijjabi Murtala, said adequate personnel had been deployed to strategic locations in Dutse. They include the police, the Army, the NSCDC, the DSS and other agencies.
He said additional Police Mobile Force officers and tactical units from other commands were reinforcing the existing structure, following stakeholder engagement, operational planning and a meeting of the commanders of the various agencies.
Murtala said the assessment showed no major threat to the visit. He added that plain-clothes intelligence officers would mingle with the crowd to arrest pickpockets, phone snatchers and other petty criminals.
“We will not allow any disgruntled elements to infiltrate the gathering,” he said, stressing that the deployment was part of security arrangements for the presidential visit and not a political campaign strategy.
