The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has formally deployed Special K9 breed dogs for security duties at the Abuja-Kaduna railway stations.
According to Adamu, the move is in context of Operation Puff Adder and it is planned to compliment the existing security measures put in place for the security and safety of passengers and critical infrastructure of the Nigeria Railway Corporation across the country.
He said the K9 Dogs have been trained and they possess extra-ordinary capacity for detection of Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs), narcotics and other illicit drugs, firearms and other prohibited items “which criminals usually engage for the perfection of their criminal activities.
“The deployment of Police dogs is therefore meant for detection or prevention crimes along the railway corridors. Their brief shall be for patrols, surveillance, detection and apprehension of felons in and around railway facilities.