The Federal Capital Terriotry (FCT) Executive Committee (EXCO) has reassured Abuja residents their safety, insisting that adequate security arrangements have been made to sustain law and order in Nigeria’s capital.
This is in reaction to the series of security advisories issued by some Embassies in Abuja warning their citizens to avoid public places
In a statement signed by the Director. Department of Information and communication of the FCTA, Mohammed Hazat, the EXCO, said that every necessary arrangement has been made by the government in conjunction with security agencies to safeguard the lives and property of all residents.
The FCT EXCO meeting was presided over by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, who represented the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello
They noted that though the Advisory has generated tensions, fear, and panic among residents, the security agencies are combing the nooks and crannies of the Territory to fish out criminals and other persons wishing to truncate the peace and tranquillity of the FCT.
“Even before the issuance of the advisory, the security agencies have maintained and upscaled surveillance through their personnel within the Federal Capital City to ward off any security breach.”
The FCT EXCO reiterated that the procurement and distribution of sixty operational vehicles fitted with state-of-the-art equipment to security agencies by the Administration is strategically done to assist and enhance their performance.
The EXCO recalled that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, had earlier convened an emergency security meeting were issues concerning the security alert given by some embassies in Abuja, to their citizens were exhaustively discussed and measures taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach.
They, however, urged residents to 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.
The Committee, therefore, enjoined residents to install Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) in public places and buildings, to complement ongoing efforts by the government at tackling the prevailing security challenges in the country in line with National Security Council advice.
“The installation, will no doubt, enhance surveillance and deter criminal activities around the Federal Capital City, Abuja.”
The EXCO noted that the first phase of the joint security operation by G-7; being states that are contiguous to the FCT, which ended on the 25th of October, this year, recorded a remarkable success, especially with the arrest of bandits and rescue of kidnapped victims.
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