The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has deployed over 4,000 officers and men to ensure a hitch-free visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bello Ahmed, who disclosed this in Lafia said the command had put up a robust security arrangement with sister agencies to ensure a successful visit of the President to the state.
He said about 3,000 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies would be working in synergy with the police.
Ahmed said the security personnel is positioned in strategic locations, adding that there would be road diversions along the route where the President would inaugurate some projects.
He appeals to members of the public to be law abiding as they come out massively to welcome the president to the state and also to cooperate with the security agencies as they discharge their duties.
President Buhari is expected during the visit to inaugurate some projects embarked upon by the State Government which include; the Comprehensive Special School for the Physically Challenged and headquarters of the State Fire Service in Lafia.
Other projects billed for the inauguration are Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Centre in Kwandere near Lafia, Muhammadu Buhari International Market, Karu, and the flag-off of construction of cargo airport in Lafia.
