The General Officer Commanding, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Anthony Omozoje, said security agencies would not relent in their efforts to maintain law and order to guarantee safety of lives and property.
The GOC spoke during a visit to the Commissioner of Police, Nwachukwu Enwonwu, at the Oyo State Police Command headquarters in Ibadan on Friday.
Warning miscreants and criminals, Omozoje said, “The Nigeria Police is an organ of the Federal Government for maintaining law and order. Likewise, the military takes care of security. We are partners on the same assignments.
“I’m here today to condole with the police command on the losses suffered during the recent crises in our society, and to let them know that we are together on this assignment. The military is out in support of the police and other security agencies of government are also out. This is also to sound a note of warning to all miscreants and criminals who think they can occupy the society. That will never happen. We will not surrender the society to criminals.”
Also, Enwonwu, said policemen had been encouraged not to succumb to threat and intimidation by criminals when they return to the streets to carry out their lawful duties.
Corps Marshal orders officials back to the roads
Also, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered the immediate resumption of all operational activities in FRSC formations across the country.
In a statement on Friday, FRSC spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, said the Corps Marshal gave the order in a memo to the commanding officers following the urgent need to keep the roads safe, enforce maximum compliance to road traffic regulations and safety guides.
Oyeyemi also mourned the victims of the fatal crash that occurred in Enugu State on Wednesday.
“And one of the key strategy towards achieving this is the full deployment of personnel and increased visibility of patrol teams on the highways,” the statement titled, ‘Go back to the roads, Corps Marshal orders personnel,’ read.
Ugwuanyi directs ESTMA staff to manage traffic in state capital
Meanwhile, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday directed immediate deployment of the staff of the Enugu State Traffic Management Authority to manage traffic in Enugu, the state capital.
Conveying the governor’s directive, the Information Commissioner, Mr Chidi Aroh, said, “His Excellency has directed the Commissioner, Enugu State Ministry of Transport to forthwith deploy all staff of the Enugu State Traffic Management Authority to all the major roads within the Enugu Capital Territory to ensure free and orderly flow of traffic.
“The directive, according to Aroh, “is to ensure immediate restoration of normalcy in the traffic situation in the Capital Territory, which has become chaotic since the unfortunate disruption of activities by miscreants and hoodlums who hijacked the otherwise peaceful #EndSARS protests.”
