The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Aina Adesola, has ordered the strategic deployment of personnel across the State to ensure a peaceful and secure Eid-el-Fitr celebration scheduled for Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March 2026.
The CP assured Muslim faithful and residents of adequate security, including measures to safeguard lives and property and ensure the free flow of traffic, noting that a robust operational deployment comprising conventional police personnel, tactical units, and other operational assets has been emplaced at all Eid prayer grounds and other strategic locations across the State.
CP Aina Adesola warned criminal elements, including cultists and other mischief-makers, to desist from unlawful acts, stressing that the Command is fully prepared to deal decisively with any threat to public peace. He has directed Divisional Police Officers, Area Commanders, and Tactical Commanders to intensify intelligence-led raids on criminal hideouts and black spots, while the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations is to ensure effective coordination and supervision of all deployments for the sustenance of peace and security before, during, and after the celebrations.
The Command urges members of the public to remain law-abiding, vigilant, and to report any suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station.
The Commissioner of Police, on behalf of the Management Team, officers, and men of the Command, wishes all Muslim faithful a peaceful and hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
