The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ade Abolurin has ordered the deployment of 35, 000 men to ensure safety of lives and property during the Christmas celebrations nationwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Stressing the significance of Christmas in a statement signed by NSCDC spokesman, Emmanuel Okeh, Abolurin congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo and all Nigerian Christians on the festivities. He also charged them to imbibe the teachings of Jesus Christ in their daily endeavours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He said that all State Commandants had been instructed to deploy personnel to all the states and the Federa Capital Territory in order \u00a0to checkmate criminals who could pose security threats to the society during the celebrations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The CG warned criminals to desist from such acts, saying that the corps membersers would be on the watch to deal with them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Abolurin said: \u201cIt should be noted by all that the Corps has put in place the machinery to curb the wave of crime and ensure that anyone caught engaging in criminal activities faces the full wrath of the law. Everyone should be security-conscious by giving useful information about any suspicious act or movement in and around their environment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n