By Kingsley Omonobi
Security and law enforcement agencies on Thursday said the heavy deployment of personnel and erection of barricades across parts of Abuja were routine measures aimed at maintaining law and order and reassuring residents, diplomats and investors of safety in the Federal Capital Territory.
The agencies explained that the barricades mounted at strategic locations in the city centre in recent days, which have caused traffic disruptions for motorists and workers, were part of efforts to prevent any breakdown of order amid increasing protest activities in the capital.
Speaking at a joint media briefing by security and intelligence agencies, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, said the deployment was not in response to any specific security threat and should not cause panic among residents.
“No, it is not due to any security threat and does not warrant any panic. It is a joint operation. There is no cause for alarm at the moment,” he said.
