The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State have said that the command will provide maximum security to residents in the state during the sit-at-home operation, News About Nigeria reports.
The state commandant of the NSCDC, Olatunde Maku, stated this, noting that the objective is to protect the lives and property of residents.
On Monday, the Command embarked on a rigorous show of force, massive deployment, and area dominance in and around various flashpoints across the state, assuring residents of the state that they are adequately protected and secured to carry out their legitimate businesses on Mondays.
The NSCDC also stressed that the deployments were also to protect critical national assets across the state to strengthen the state’s security in continuation of its anti-sit-at-home confidence-building patrol embarked upon by the Command.
“It is to build confidence for a seamless return to business on Mondays across the state and reassure the public that NSCDC in synergy with other security agencies have occupied the public space to send strong signals to misguided elements that it would not be business as usual because the Command will deny them any opportunity to perpetuate crime in the state.
“We have reviewed the current security situation in the state, and reinforced our operations with a robust patrol system that can checkmate any amoebic modus non-state actors might use to oppress members of the public.
“We are determined to protect lives and property, maintain effective serenity, and suppress the antics of the underworld personalities. The deployment of personnel saw the area domination of operatives at various critical national assets and banks across the state,” he stated.
He further noted that officers deployed for this assignment are under the strict instructions of the state commandant to be civil, professional, and firm in the discharge of their duties, adding that they have been charged with the responsibility of abiding by the Standard Operating Procedure and the Rules of Engagement.
Recall that the Monday sit-at-home exercise was introduced in 2021 across the Southeast region by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest against the rendition and continuous detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
