The Enugu Police Commands have warned residents ahead of Yuletide that the ban on the use of fireworks is still in force.
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, on Tuesday, directed his men to ensure total enforcement of the ban on the sale and unauthorised use of fireworks in the state.
The command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement quoted the commissioner as explaining that the ban was part of measures aimed at ensuring public security and safety in the state during the festive period.
The statement partly read, “CP Ammani has restated that the ban on the sale and unauthorised use of fireworks, otherwise known as ‘knockout’ or ‘banger’ in the state subsists.
“All Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Tactical Units of the Command are hereby ordered to ensure the fortification of security in all parts of the state and the full enforcement of the ban on fireworks, to avoid criminal elements using them as a decoy to perfect their criminal activities this Yuletide.”
