The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force has deployed 4,200 policemen in Abuja ahead of the planned nationwide protest.
The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Friday, disclosed that the deployment was to ensure public safety, protection of protesters and to prevent the protests from being hijacked by non-state actors.
Adeh added that Police operatives deployed include explosive ordinance device experts at various strategic locations.
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.
A report has indicated that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed all state commands to raid all vulcaniser shops in their jurisdiction and seize all unused tyres and dispose them.
The police said the action would stop Nigerians planning to partake in the nationwide #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest from getting tyres to burn on highways or any other place of importance.
According to SaharaReporters, in a leaked police wireless message, the Commissioner of Police for the Ekiti State Police Command addressed the Divisional Police Officers and various unit commands, warning that divisional police officers (DPOs) in whose areas protesters start fires would be sanctioned accordingly.
