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IGP Baba observes Eid at Mambilla Barracks prayer ground

By Odita Sunday, Abuja
21 April 2023   |   3:27 pm
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, today joined other Muslim faithful at the Mambilla Barracks prayer ground to observe the Eid prayers commemorating the year 2023 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba. Photo/FACEBOOKTHENIGERIAPOLICE

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, today joined other Muslim faithful at the Mambilla Barracks prayer ground to observe the Eid prayers commemorating the year 2023 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.

The IGP had urged all members of the Muslim Ummah to imbibe the spirit of the Sallah season and uphold the tenets of the Holy Quran in all their conduct and relationships with others.

Similarly, the IGP assured that the police have carried out all necessary deployments for the prevention of crime and the protection of all peaceable members of the society.

The Inspector-General of Police had on Thursday put police operatives across the country on red alert following Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.

The IGP directed that supervisory AIGs and their respective CPs should ensure adequate deployment of officers and assets to critical locations most especially Eid Prayer Grounds and recreation centres to build confidence amongst the citizens and fun seekers.

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