Policemen to escort air travellers on Abuja-Kaduna Highway

January 22, 2017
ADELANI ADEPEGBA

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered the deployment of three helicopters to carry out aerial surveillance of the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

The action followed the closure of the Abuja airport and the diversion of planes to the Kaduna airport.



The police boss also directed that 300 personnel be on duty on the road to escort and protect air passengers from Kaduna to the Federal Capital Territory.

The Force spokesman, Donald Awunah, who disclosed this to our correspondent on Friday, explained that the new security arrangement was meant to complement ‘Operation Maximum Security’ which was in place on the highway.

He assured the passengers of adequate security on the road because the operational strategy in respect of the highway had been released.

Awunah explained that the operation would be coordinated by the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Operations, Joshak Habila.

He said, “In addition to Operation Maximum Security already in place on the road, the IG has made additional security inputs. There will be about three helicopters on patrol and additional 300 personnel.

“The buses provided by the airport authorities will be escorted by security operatives. Other security services are involved, so there would be inter-agency patrols and increased intelligence through collaboration with the local communities around the area. The operation would be coordinated by the DIG Operations. There is an operation order on it.”

The Abuja-Kaduna expressway had recorded high levels of kidnapping, including the abduction of the Sierra-Leonean Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Alfred Nelson (retd.), in July, 2016.

Meanwhile, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has said eight additional commands would be set up along the Abuja-Kaduna Road.

He said the essence was to ensure free flow of traffic, following the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and diversion of aircraft to the Kaduna Airport.

He added that more patrol vehicles and personnel would also be deployed the area to ease the gridlock that may arise on account of expected increase in vehicular volumes on the road.


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Nice.thumps up

Good Of Them, Hope Our Men In Black Don't Turn It Into Making Money By Exhorting The Commercial Drivers, Nigeria Police Somehow

Haniel18:
Nice.thumps up

It's not nice

Do police escort the masses?

Why make one look more important than other ?

why not change d title to 'police escort politicians on Abuja Kaduna Highway

Its succidal.

Okay

They re all m*d set of people, is this the first time people will pass that road? What is the diff BTW air travelers and road? That rd is full if insecurity from day 1, now because abuaj airport travelers re about making use of the road, it now calls for extra security!
SMH

So no going back on the Kaduna airport divert stuff? Nawa o....
If not politics, Minna Is way closer!!

Na that VIP will be passing there, we are now concern about security. God I will be a VVIP in Nigeria, I Don ask na so he go be.

Wicked people. They only protect themselves. Lokoja to Okene road is one of the most insecure roads in the country yet they have ignored it because they don't ply that road. Kidnappers have taking over that road and operate with so much impunity.

Buhari oooo maka y?

sarrki:
Why not put the light rail gauge to use for this ?

We have a rail gauge that plies Abuja to kaduna daily

Both are under ministry of transportation

Even when the airport is working, the train could not meet up the demand by passengers, what will now happen when it is closed!

Ok

Which kind wahala be this? Well is for the main time sha

galadima77:
So no going back on the Kaduna airport divert stuff? Nawa o....
If not politics, Minna Is way closer!!

Minna is closer but the road is bahd

How many of them?




Answer below

momentum85:
why not change d title to 'police escort politicians on Abuja Kaduna Highway

At least the policemen will have something doing......

because Naija police do nothing but to harass innocent people....


laziness na bascard.....

Nigeria police to escort =unlawful killing of civilians...

Circus monkies.

Some of these police self. Can they be trusted. They may conspire with the ndi ntori

sarrki:
Why not put the light rail gauge to use for this ?

We have a rail gauge that plies Abuja to kaduna daily

Both are under ministry of transportation

So you can see this government is feeding you bullshit

Interesting.....

Government by the elites and for the elite. Nigeria has failed the massess who expect so much from it!

I thought the Senate is against this..... Seems they think Minna airport is nearer

Huh.

What's there to cheer about with this move?
Reasonable folks already know that this development is solely aimed at protecting political office holders who can no longer fly directly to Abuja airport airport due to the closure.
The asswipe Deputy IG heading the operation is saying, "we all know that the Abj-Kd highway is notorious for kidnappings and robberies" Did he just realize that today?

Once Abuja airport is opened, they will stop babysitting the politicians traveling on that route, and the hopeless masses can go on fighting the daily battle.

Good topic

No security in this country.