The Borno State Police Command has intensified safety operations throughout Maiduguri and different key areas of the state, deploying greater than 1,000 police officers forward of Christmas celebrations, following a deadly bomb explosion at a mosque that claimed 5 lives and left at the least 35 others injured.
The blast occurred at about 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday on the Al-Adum Mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, whereas worshippers had been gathered for night prayers.
Confirming the event in an interview on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer within the state, ASP Nahum Daso, stated the incident prompted an enlargement of present safety measures to forestall additional assaults and reassure residents through the festive interval.
“Though safety preparations had been already in place, what occurred yesterday has made it needed to accentuate our operations,” Daso stated.
“There shall be full deployment of safety personnel to church buildings, leisure centres, and different strategic areas the place giant gatherings are anticipated.”
He defined that the operation is being carried out collectively by the police and different safety and emergency response companies, with officers positioned at main roads, flashpoints, and public services throughout Maiduguri.
“It’s a coordinated effort involving all related safety companies,” Daso added. “Over 1,000 police personnel have been deployed inside the metropolis to make sure public security.”
The police spokesperson urged residents to stay calm and go about their lawful actions whereas sustaining a excessive degree of vigilance, stressing the significance of promptly reporting suspicious actions or people.
“We advise members of the general public to be conscious of their environment and make use of designated emergency response numbers,” he stated. “Anybody noticed appearing suspiciously must be reported instantly.”
Daso additionally disclosed that enhanced screening measures have been launched at locations of worship, noting that worshippers can be subjected to safety checks earlier than having access to church buildings and mosques.
“As a part of the preventive measures, people attending spiritual companies shall be correctly screened, each in church buildings and mosques,” he stated.
In the meantime, Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has condemned the assault, describing it as a “barbaric and inhumane act” that desecrated a spot of worship.
In an announcement issued Wednesday night time by his Particular Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, the governor expressed grief over the lack of lives and referred to as for heightened vigilance, particularly at spiritual centres through the festive season.
“I’m deeply saddened by the suicide assault on the Gamboru mosque throughout Maghrib prayers, which claimed 5 lives and injured 35 others,” Zulum stated. “This act is totally condemnable and a gross violation of the sanctity of a spot of worship.”
The governor prolonged condolences to the households of the victims and prayed for the speedy restoration of these injured, assuring residents that further measures had been put in place to forestall additional safety breaches throughout and past the Christmas interval.
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