Police deploy 4,200 policemen ahead of hunger protest in FCT

In an effort to nip in the bud any likely eruption of violence during the proposed nationwide protest, the Federal Capital Territory police command has deployed a total of 4,200 policemen across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital.

The command also announced the deployment of explosive ordinance device experts at various strategic locations.

This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the spokesperson of the command, Josephine Adeh, adding that the deployment was to ensure public safety, protection of protesters and to prevent the protests from being hijacked by non-state actors.

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She added that there would be raids on identified black spots, uncompleted buildings/shanties, and stop and search operations among others in collaboration with sister security agencies.

Ripples Nigeria reports that the proposed hunger strike is scheduled to hold between August 1 and 10, 2024 across the country.

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