The Security Committee in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has reassured the residents of the safety of their lives and property, as adequate security arrangements have been made to sustain the state of law and order in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
This was one of the high points of the resolutions at the just concluded Monthly FCT Security Committee meeting held on Thursday, 24th November 2022, in Abuja.
The Meeting examined the current state of law and order in and around the Territory and reassured that all necessary arrangements have been made by the government in conjunction with security agencies to safeguard the lives and properties of all residents.
The Committee noted that the FCT Administration is doing everything possible to checkmate the activities of criminally minded persons in all the nooks and crannies of the Territory.
The Meeting X-Rayed the occasional incidences of criminality, especially pockets of kidnapping in the rural areas of the Territory including the Yaba axis in Abaji Area Council.
The Committee noted that the security agencies have adopted proactive measures to fish out criminals and other persons wishing to truncate the peace and tranquility of the FCT.
The Committee received a report from the Directorate of Road Traffic Service (DRTS) updating it on the progress made in the new regime of the ban on commercial motorcycles in the Abuja metropolis and adjoining strategic areas.
Thus, on Wednesday, 16th November 2022, 118 commercial motorcycles were impounded and crushed in Durumi District; while 300 commercial motorcycles were also impounded and immediately crushed at Area 1 under bridge totaling 418.
The heads of Security formations in Abuja at the meeting commended the FCT Administration over the procurement and distribution of Sixty operational vehicles fitted with state-of-the-art equipment and donated to the security agencies; adding that it was “strategically done to assist and enhance their performance”.
They, however, enjoined the FCT Administration to procure more vehicles to enable the security Agencies increase their surveillance coverage.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who chaired the meeting promised to procure and distribute more operational vehicles to ensure that the dark spots are combed and criminals rooted out wherever they are in the Federal Capital Territory.
The meeting urged the residents to as usual, cooperate at all times with the security agencies by volunteering useful and timely information that will assist in nipping any form of criminality in the bud.
