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2025-12-22
Reporting by Punch indicates Nigeria is moving into the Christmas/New Year stretch with an expanded policing posture and officially gazetted public holidays.
Security agencies say the goal is to deter robbery, kidnapping, and crowd-control flashpoints around worship centres, markets, event venues, and major transport corridors. Officials also urged residents to be vigilant and promptly report suspicious activity.
On the government side, the Interior Ministry announced December 25, December 26, 2025, and January 1, 2026 as public holidays for Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year celebrations.
Channels Television also carried the Interior Ministry statement, quoting: “The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 25th December 2025; Friday, 26th December 2025; and Thursday, 1st January 2026 as public holidays…”. The Guardian similarly reported on the police festive-season operational posture and quoted the directive for nationwide deployment.
Echotitbits take: This is the annual stress-test period for highway safety, inter-state travel, and crowd management. Watch for whether visibility policing actually reduces road kidnappings, and whether emergency lines work reliably in the busiest corridors.
Source: The Punch— December 22, 2025 (https://punchng.com/yuletide-police-tighten-security-fg-declares-holidays/)
The Punch 2025-12-22
