JUST IN: Minister directs IGP, NSCDC boss to relocate to North East

The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has directed the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; and the
Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence
Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, to relocate to the North East.

The Presidency disclosed this on Wednesday in a series of
messages posted on its Twitter handle, @NGRPresident.

The Minister said that the directive has
become necessary to forestall a re-occurrence of the attack on
innocent school children.

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) February 28, 2018

According to the message, the two security chiefs were asked to
liaise with the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole as well
as governors of the affected states to ensure deployment of
personnel to all schools in liberated areas in Yobe, Borno and
Adamawa States.

“The Min of Interior has directed the IG of Police and the
Commandant General of NSCDC to relocate to the northeast and liaise
with the theatre commander of #OpLafiyaDole and Govs of Yobe, Borno
& Adamawa to ensure deployment of personnel to all schools in
liberated areas in the states,” one of the messages read.

“The minister said that the directive has become necessary to
forestall a re-occurrence of the attack on innocent school
children,” another message read.

The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has directed the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; and the
Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence
Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, to relocate to the North East.

The Presidency disclosed this on Wednesday in a series of
messages posted on its Twitter handle, @NGRPresident.

The Minister said that the directive has
become necessary to forestall a re-occurrence of the attack on
innocent school children.

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) February 28, 2018

According to the message, the two security chiefs were asked to
liaise with the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole as well
as governors of the affected states to ensure deployment of
personnel to all schools in liberated areas in Yobe, Borno and
Adamawa States.

“The Min of Interior has directed the IG of Police and the
Commandant General of NSCDC to relocate to the northeast and liaise
with the theatre commander of #OpLafiyaDole and Govs of Yobe, Borno
& Adamawa to ensure deployment of personnel to all schools in
liberated areas in the states,” one of the messages read.

“The minister said that the directive has become necessary to
forestall a re-occurrence of the attack on innocent school
children,” another message read.