{"id":7128,"date":"2025-04-17T05:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T05:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=7128"},"modified":"2025-04-17T05:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T05:19:06","slug":"easter-nscdc-deploys-3500-personnel-across-fct-to-ensure-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=7128","title":{"rendered":"Easter: NSCDC deploys 3,500 personnel across FCT to ensure security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commandant of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nscdc.gov.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps<\/a>\u00a0(NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Olusola Odumosu, has ordered the deployment of 3,500 personnel across Abuja and its environs to maintain law and order during the Easter celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the Corps\u2019 headquarters in Abuja while addressing officers ahead of the Easter 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