The police have deployed 8,000 personnel across Kaduna metropolis ahead of the protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress over the sack of 36,000 civil servants by Gov Nasir El-Rufa’i. Heavily armed security personnel were stationed at the NLC headquarters along Independence Way and strategic areas of the metropolis while others were patrolling the town. The police and other security personnel were also stationed along major streets in the city including Kaduna-Kachia road, Kaduna-Zaria highway and Kaduna-Abuja expressway. Most streets were empty with minimal vehicular movement due to the high presence of security personnel within the town, with few commercial vehicles plying the roads. The spokesman of Kaduna State Police Command, Muktar Aliyu, said that about 8,000 policemen were deployed in the city to stop the planned protest and ensure law and order.

Source: Punch January 11, 2018 09:48 UTC