By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Vehicular movement in Borno State has been restricted by the state’s Police Command as Muslim faithful celebrate this year’s Eid-El-Kabir today and tomorrow.
A statement issued by spokesman of the Command on behalf of Commissioner of Police assured assure residents of the state of police’s commitment towards ensuring a crime-free Sallah celebration.
“In pursuance therefore, there will be restriction of vehicular movements until after the Eid prayers on 1/9/2017.
“The restriction though regretted, will include the use of motor vehicles, tricycles, bicycles and animals except those on essential duties,” the spokesman, DSP Victor Isuku, said.
He urged Muslim faithful “to pray at Eid prayer grounds close to their homes, and to ensure they go early enough for security screening” to avoid the “usual rush when prayers are about to commence thereby compromising the emplaced security screening measures.”
The cop urged “parents who go to prayer grounds with their children /wards to take proper care of them, so as to avert incidences of missing children.”
In addition, he said, the public, especially youths who carry knives and other dangerous weapons on their persons to prayer grounds or recreation parks like the zoo, are by this released, warned that if arrested, they would be treated as common criminals and prosecuted.
“While wishing all and sundry a happy Sallah celebration, the command advises the general public to be security conscious at all times, and to report promptly any strange or suspicious person(s), movements or object(s) to the nearest police officer /station or other security services,” he advised.
