The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kogi State Command, has deployed 1,800 personnel for maintenance of safety and security during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.

This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Aliyu, on Friday in Lokoja.

Mr Aliyu said that the deployment of the officers and men was in line with the directive of the NSCDC Commandant-General, Ahmed  Audi,   to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration across the country.

He said that the NSCDC Commandant in Kogi State, Esther  Akinlade, directed  area commanders  to ensure proper coordination and charged divisional officers to effectively mobilise their personnel.

“Our resolve to guarantee peace, safety and protection of lives and critical assets, in synergy with other security agencies, must be carried out through our collective inputs. For these obvious reasons, everyone must brace up to discharge their responsibilities conscientiously,” he quoted Mrs Akinlade as saying.

According to the NSCDC spokesperson, NSCDC personnel should focus on prayer grounds, worship centres, recreational facilities, motor parks, gardens, markets, shopping complexes, black spots and critical installations, to make the celebration hitch-free.

“The commandant extends her felicitation to all Muslim faithful in the country and across the world, wishing them a peaceful Eid-el-Fitr celebration just as she prayed to God   for a more peaceful Nigeria,”

(NAN)