The Kwara state police command on Monday alerted residents of plans by some miscreants to disrupt the Eid-el-Kabir and Durbar celebrations in Ilorin, the state capital.
The command said it has deployed 2,500 police personnel for the two events in the state. The state commissioner of Police, Aminu Saleh, disclosed this at a meeting of all principal security agencies with
political leaders.
Other security agents represented at the meeting include Department of State Service (DSS), the Nigerian Army and the Civil Defence Corps. The political leaders at the meeting were made to sign an undertaking committing them to bear the brunt of any of their members caught formenting violence during these events.
“Feelers have it that the Sallah will be disrupted. We want to inform you that we are looking and we are watching. We already identified three modes of dressing that we will look out for.
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