Police Inspector General Usman Alkali has visited the dreaded Kaduna-Abuja highway.
Police spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi revealed this in a statement on Saturday.
The IGP’s visit comes days after terrorists planted explosives on the tracks of the Abuja-Kaduna railway lines, causing damage to the Kaduna-bound train, while shooting at passengers aboard the train.
At least eight people were confirmed dead in the attack, while others remain missing, according to the Kaduna State Government.
The incident occurred on Monday night, a few days after Kaduna airport security was breached.
After the train attack, commuters resorted to using the Kaduna-Abuja highway despite the safety issues associated with the road.
The IGP, which also visited the scene of the railway explosion, led the immediate deployment of agents from the Police Mobile Force (PMF), the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), the Special Forces (SF), the Response Team of Intelligence (IRT), the Special Tactical Squad (STS), as well as air wing operatives in charge of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Nigerian Police Force.
IGP Usman Alkali Baba patrols along the Abuja-Kaduna highway with some senior officers and men [PHOTO CREDIT: @PoliceNG]Mr. Alkali also visited the Armed Forces and Police personnel deployed in Rijana to secure the technical team of the Nigeria Railway Corporation which is carrying out repair work on the damaged train carriages and the railway on the shaft, to boost their morale. and assess the status of your position.
Read the full statement:
BRANDING PRESS RELEASE: IGP PATROL ABUJA KADUNA EXPRESSWAY
• Deploy heavily armed tactical squads, UAV
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, today patrolled the entire 163 km stretch of the Abuja-Kaduna highway to conduct a practical assessment of security challenges and personally supervise the operational deployment of agents from the tactical brigades of the Police to guarantee the safety of travelers along the route.
During the patrolling, the IGP traced some salient and strategic points along the expressway that were immediately strengthened with the deployment of operatives from the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Special Forces (SF ), the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), the Special Tactical Squad (STS), as well as the air wing operatives in charge of the unmanned aerial vehicles of the Nigerian Police Force.
IGP Usman Alkali Baba patrols along the Abuja-Kaduna highway with some senior officers and men [PHOTO CREDIT: @PoliceNG]During the patrol, IGP Alkali also visited the personnel of the Armed Forces and the Police deployed in Rijana to ensure the technical team of the Nigeria Railway Corporation that carries out repair work on the damaged train cars and the railway line in the axis, to lift them morale and assess status. from his position.
The Inspector General of Police ensures that with the strategic and operational deployment of officers along the route, normalcy would be restored once again while tasking members of the public with actively sharing intelligence with law enforcement agencies to effective surveillance of all spaces.
CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra
aug FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FORCE
ABUJA
APRIL 2, 2022