All vehicles with tinted
glasses are to be searched before being allowed into the Presidential Villa,
the Presidency said yesterday.
The
Nation report continues:
It
is all part of the measures to forestall terror attacks at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja, according to the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President
Muhammadu Buhari, B Abubakar. In a January 26 circular, he directed all tinted
cars and other vehicles to be thoroughly searched.
According
to him, most of the major attacks by terrorist groups around the world against
high profile targets were done with hijacked vehicles or tinted vehicles.
The
circular titled: “Use of tinted cars around the Presidential Villa, Abuja”
reads: “It has been observed that some staff of the Presidential Villa driving
tinted cars, especially security personnel are in the habit of refusing to wind
down their windscreen for security checks before driving into the Villa.
“It
is most worrisome that some of them use the excuse of either driving official
cars or driving VIPs to justify their acts.
“This
act, which is not in tandem with standard security drill and procedure, poses
serious threat to the safety and security of the Villa.
“It
is important to note that the insistence of security operatives at the pilot
gates to properly screen vehicles coming into the Villa whether tinted or not
tinted, official or unofficial is not out of place.
“Therefore,
there is need for all to subject themselves and their vehicles to security
checks as the case may be, so as to prevent unscrupulous elements from
exploring the situation to launch attacks on the Villa.
“More so, that most of the
major attacks by terrorists groups on high profile targets around the world are
being carried out using hijacked vehicles or vehicles with tinted glasses.”
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