Eid-Kabir Sallah: Defence Minister Speaks, NSCDC Deploys Personnel

Eid-Kabir Sallah: Defence Minister Speaks, NSCDC Deploys
Personnel

Defence Minister Urges Muslims to Shun Vices and Observe
Peaceful Eid-Kabir Festival

The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has
harped on the need for Muslim Ummah to take advantage of the
celebration of the Eidil – Adah, known as the Festival of Sacrifice
to promote peaceful co-existence and good neighbourliness in the
country.

General Magashi stated this in a goodwill Sallah message through
his Special Assistant Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri. He
said at this period of our national life every Nigerian should be
committed to complimenting government’s efforts to end banditry,
insurgency and other criminalities in parts of the Country. He
points out that the security of the nation is a civic
responsibility of all and should not be perceived erroneously as
the exclusive preserve of the Fighting Forces.

The Minister therefore , calls for collective resolve to evolve
ways to deepen the ethos and ethics of Service and Sacrifice to the
nation at this holy period when Muslims perform sacrificial
offerings of rams in supplication to the Almighty Allah. He notes
that the Festival of Sacrifice at this point in time offers
splendid opportunity for muslims to render sincere prayers for the
nation to overcome her security challenges. General Magashi assured
that the Commander-In- Chief of the Armed Forces, President
Muhammadu Buhari is deploying sufficient political will and all
necessary machineries to decisively deal with all threats to
national territorial integrity for peace and tranquillity to reign
in the troubled spots.

While urging Muslims to celebrate Sallah with due sense of
piety, modesty, and decency, he advocates total compliance with the
COVID-19 Protocol by using Face Masks in public places, observe
Social distance and washing of hands as well as avoidance of over
bloated gathering for congregational Eid prayers. This he said is
in conformity with the Federal Government’s directive and national
aspirations to stem the escalating figures of the affected persons
and to end the pandemic.

The Defence Minister therefore challenged Muslims to uphold
peace for which the religeon of Islam stands for and to be their
brothers keeper by extending kind gesture of sharing of ram meats
with christean brethren to inculcate the spirit of good
neighbourliness and to promote inter religeous harmony in the
country devoid of dividing lines and antagonistic posture that are
capable of jettisioning the much needed societal peace.

The Defence Minister felicitates with Muslim Ummah and wish all
nigerians restful and memorable Sallah work – free days. He prayed
to Almighty Allah to accept the offerings of sacrificial rams by
muslims as act of Ibadah now and in the hereafter.

SIGNED ;
MOHAMMAD ABDULKADRI,
SPECIAL ASSISTANT MEDIA AND PUBLICITY TO THE MINISTER OF
DEFENCE
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NSCDC DEPLOYS PERSONNEL, SNIFFER DOGS, AMBULANCES FOR
EID-EL-KABIR
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has ordered massive deployment of
personnel across the nation for Eid-el-kabir festival.

This directive became necessary following the declaration of
Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July, 2020 as public holiday marking
Eid-el-Kabir festival, a period set aside by Muslim faithful to
offer sacrifice to Allah, give alms to the needy and show love to
all concern.

He charged the State Commandants to work in synergy with other
sister Agencies and urged the personnel to be civil and diplomatic
in their approach to the populace.

He said, personnel should be deployed to prayer grounds,
shopping centres, malls, recreation centres, black spots and areas
considered to be vulnerable to attack noting that hoodlums,
vandals, terrorists and those with sinister motives that target
festive periods to carry out their dastardly act.

Why congratulating Muslim faithful, he encouraged them to
emulate the qualities of Prophet Mohammed by living an exemplary
life that depicts their true practice by preaching and praying for
peace in the nation and not to catch at the event as an opportunity
to engage in merry making alone or indulge in an act that is
unholy.

Gana reiterated that apart from the deployment of personnel,
specialised units such as SWAT, CBRN, Rescue Team, Ambulances,
Armed Squads and Sniffer dogs should be strategically positioned
for quick intervention.

He urged the Public to report any case of emergency, flood,
collapse building, vandalism and other criminalities to the
Corps.

Gana charged parents and guardians to warn their wards from
getting themselves involved in any act that is capable of affecting
the peace of the Nation before, during and after the festival as
anyone caught will face the wrath of the law.

DCC EMMANUEL OKEH
CDPRO
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