The Bauchi Police have reiterated their willingness to offer sufficient protection to uphold peace and order throughout the state's Yuletide celebrations.
This was said in an interview on Wednesday by SP Ahmad Wakil, the spokesman for the Bauchi State Police command.
The police public relations officer warned that conduct that may disturb the relative quiet during the state's festive season would not be tolerated by the command, who spoke in Bauchi.
Wakil said that the command is prepared to safeguard people and property during the holiday season and even after.
He said: “The police made adequate security arrangements to ensure peaceful celebrations.
“We are prepared and ready to deal with hoodlums, political thugs and other disgruntled elements that may attempt to cause the breakdown of law and order before, during and after the festive period.”
Wakil said the Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, has ordered adequate personnel comprising conventional police, tactical teams and logistics to ensure adequate security across the state.
The Commissioner, he said, instructed the personnel to be civil and firm while discharging their constitutional mandate.
He urged the state's people to support the police and provide credible intelligence on suspicious persons and activities to security agencies.
He added: “Public members can also reach the command through its emergency phone numbers: 08151849417 and 09048226246.”