Federal Fire Service Deploys Utility Vehicles To Facilitate Surveillance During Elections, Releases Hotline Numbers

Federal Fire Service hands over Utility Vehicles to States Controllers to facilitate their surveillance during upcoming elections.

The Federal agency also released hotline numbers for the citizens to report cases of fire or related emergencies.

Warns members of the public to desist from using or harbouring inflammables and explosive devices at or near any polling unit.

The Controller General (CG) of Federal Fire Service, Engr Jaji O. Abdulganiyu, has deployed Utility Vehicles to States Controllers to further facilitate their surveillance during the upcoming 2023 elections.

The agency also released hotline numbers for the citizens to report cases of fire or related emergencies before, during and after the elections processes

This was made known in a statement by the agency’s National Public Relations Officer, AC. Paul O. Abraham, released via Twitter on Wednesday.

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The statement partly reads :

“As Nigerians go to the polls to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming general elections, expectations are rising as to how the rising tide of change in narrative could effect a thorough fire safety plan for a grand fire cover through a robust synergy of the Fire Service, Nigerian Police Force, Military and Paramilitary agencies.

“Our collective security strategy is to implement the Fire Service mandate for fire prevention which is in tandem with the policies that ensure smooth and safe conduct of election protocols.

“In the foregoing, CG warns that members of the public while carry out their civic duties should desist from using or harbouring inflammables (petrol, kerosene etc), primary sources of ignition (cigarettes, lighters, match boxes, etc), explosive devices at or near any polling unit.

“The Federal Fire Service calls on all and sundry to call the phone numbers below in their various states including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to report any issue that could compromise the safety of lives and property during this period.”

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