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Police deploy aerial assets for air patrols during Yuletide

The deployment is to checkmate insecurity and improve public safety during the yuletide.

• December 24, 2022
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Danladi Lalas, Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Nigeria Police Airwing, said the air arm has deployed aerial assets to ensure ceaseless air patrol nationwide during the yuletide and beyond.

The public relations liaison officer of the Nigeria Police Airwing, Muhammad Sadiq, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

Mr Sadiq said the deployment was to ensure sustained aerial surveillance throughout the yuletide season and beyond.

He said the air wing boss had personally supervised all aerial operations to checkmate insecurity and improve public safety during the yuletide.

The liaison officer said the wing had also deployed resources for rendering real-time support to ground operatives.

Mr Sadiq said the deployment was in line with the directive of Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba to ensure a hitch-free yuletide.

He pledged the commitment of the wing to provide diligent aerial support to ground forces.

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