Police deploy personnel, dogs to secure railway stations- The police has deployed personnel and trained dogs to secure railway stations across Nigeria - According to the police, the dogs would be used for patrols, surveillance, detection and apprehension of criminals - Going further, the police insisted that the deployment of the dogs and personnel would no doubt guarantee safety of lives and property of passengers, staff and other citizens The police on Tuesday, June 25, announced the deployment of personnel and trained dogs to complement existing security apparatus at railway stations across the country. The inspector-general of police, Mohammed Adamu, announced this in Abuja and said that the initiative was within the context of the force’s “Operation Puff Adder’’. According to him, the idea is to complement the existing measures in place for the security and safety of passengers and critical infrastructure of Nigeria Railway Corporation. READ ALSO: Tribunal did not stop me from inspecting INEC server - Atiku Adamu disclosed that dog handling section of the police, K9, had professionally trained the dogs and personnel handling them. “The deployment of special breed and exceptionally trained police dogs for security duties is as old as human civilization. Their utilization in combating crimes and sundry internal security threats in the 21st century cannot be over emphasized. “Indeed, K9 are known to possess extraordinary capacity for detection of Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs), narcotics and other illicit drug, firearms and other prohibited items which criminals usually engage for the perfection of their activities. “The deployment of police dogs is, therefore, meant for detection or prevention of crimes along the railway corridors,” he said. The police chief said that the dogs would be used for patrols, surveillance, detection and apprehension of felons in and around railway facilities. According to him, the Nigerian police has prided itself as having one of the most equipped, experienced, highly trained and functional K9 Section. He said that the dogs had commendable antecedent of successful anti-crime, crowd control and civil disorder management operations. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app He added that the deployment of the dogs and personnel would no doubt guarantee safety of lives and property of passengers, staff and other citizens patronising rail transport in the country. Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos state police command during a gun battle killed one Mufutau Sulaiman, a.k.a. `Pencil’. Sulaiman was alleged to be a kidnap kingpin who had been terrorising the residents of Ikorodu. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better See the faces of newly arrested criminals in Lagos state | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The police has deployed personnel and trained dogs to secure railway stations across Nigeria - According to the police, the dogs would be used for patrols, surveillance, detection and apprehension of criminals - Going further, the police insisted that the deployment of the dogs and personnel would no doubt guarantee safety of lives and property of passengers, staff and other citizens READ ALSO: PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng