The Edo State Police Command has deployed 3,410 men across the state to provide adequate security during the Eid-el- fitri celebration.
The operatives will be deployed to mosques and recreation venues across the state.
The command in a statement on Tuesday, signed by its public relations officer, SP Kontongs Bello said traffic personnel were also deployed to ensure free flow of traffic especially in Benin City.
“The command will also collaborate with other sister security agencies to ensure that the celebration is hitch-free,” the statement said.
While congratulating Muslim Ummah on the successful completion of the Ramadan month, the state commissioner of police, Phillip Aliyu Ogbadu, enjoins them to be security conscious while celebrating and report any suspicious movement.
Ogbadu also advised that the command’s control room be contacted in time of distress.
