City Sanitation: FCTA meets with Security Agencies, reviews enforcement strategies

Authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has met with commanders of different security agencies and heads of other organizational components of both the Joint Taskforce and the Command and Control Secretariat to enforce sanitation in Abuja, the capital city.

It was gathered that the meeting became necessary in view of the need to scale up enforcement of laws and rules of engagement, while handling city clean-up and other lawless acts in the city.

Attah, while conveying the commendation of the Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, to the team for their efforts and commitment to duty, also reminded them of the ministerial directives that protection of human rights during enforcement remains non-negotiable.

“The Minister wants security and order maintained in all parts of the territory, but does not want the rights of law-abiding residents trampled upon,” he said.

In his remarks, the commander of security agencies under the Command and Control Unit, CSP Yusuf Bala, pledged the support of all the officers under his control to the reviewed operational strategies.