Use Of Fireworks Ban In Anambra State During Yuletide Celebration

The Anambra State Police Command has announced that fireworks would not be allowed in the state during the Harmattan and Christmas holidays.

This was revealed in a statement released on Thursday by DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command’s public relations officer.

He claimed that the command’s choice was necessary due to the harmattan season, the state’s current security condition, and other factors.

According to the statement issued by the command, which was titled “Public Peace and Safety in Anambra”, the state’s commissioner of police, Echeng Echeng, prohibited the sale and usage of fireworks, knockouts, firecrackers, and other items.

“This plan shall enhance adequately already policing strategy put in place that is potently and dynamic to respond to any emergency and security concerns peculiar to Christmas and end-of-the-year festivities. The CP noted that the use of knockouts, and others, aside from constituting nuisance and disturbance of public peace, is also capable of causing unnecessary fear and apprehension and other dangers associated with its usage, especially during this harmattan period. This is in addition to the possibility of providing an escape space for criminals after the commission of a crime,” The statement partly read.

The Commissioner of Police Echeng stated that the restriction on the sale and use of fireworks, firecrackers, knockouts, and other similar items is in the best interests of all, urging parents and guardians to make this clear to their children and wards.

He also advised people who traded in these prohibited goods to look for alternative businesses.

He urged Ndi Anambra to be watchful and security-conscious and vowed that the command would stop at nothing to prevent any kind of security violation, particularly during the Yuletide.

In his closing remarks, he exhorted people to report any suspicious activity and to dial 112 or 7039194332 in case of an emergency.