In order to protect lives and properties in the country, the Commissioner of Police in Niger, '' Mr Dibal Yakadi, on Saturday advised Nigerians against accepting wrapped Presents from strangers Throughout the Christmas and New Year festivities.

Mr. Yakadi, who gave the guidance in Minna in a meeting with the News Agency of Nigeria, stated such gifts could prove to become parcel bombs and also be harmful if opened.

In addition, he encouraged the people to become safety aware, particularly while attending public gathering during and following festivities.

He revealed that the control had taken proactive safety measures to take care of threats to peace before, during and after the Yuletide.

According to him:

‘‘We will continue to utilise the avenues of intelligence-led policing, community, visibility policing as well as constant intelligence-led raid on criminal hideouts,’’ he said.

He called on residents to provide useful information on suspicious movements of people, saying this would assist security officials to apprehend criminals at the planning stages of their activities.

“We are battle ready to deal with any form of security threats to enable people celebrate the festivities in a peaceful atmosphere,’’ he said.

He urged officers and men of the command to continue to put in their best as hard working ones would be rewarded, while the indolent personnel would be sanctioned accordingly.

Source: https://aderonkebamidele.com/ignore-wrapped-gifts-from-strangers-police-warns/