By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
Following warning of security threats by some Embassies in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT , and issuing of security advisory warning their citizens to avoid public places and other soft targets , the FCT Executive Committee, EXCO, has assured citizens that adequate arrangements to sustain law and order to ensure their safety .
In a statement issued by the FCT Director of Information and Communication, Muhammad Hazat Sule on Monday, October 31, 2022, the EXCO meeting which was presided by the Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola who represented the minister gave this assurance during its 12th Meeting at Gwarinpa I District, Abuja.
The EXCO said every necessary arrangement has been made by the government with security agencies to safeguard lives and property of all residents.
It 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 individuals wishing to truncate the peace and tranquility 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 EXCO noted that the procurement and distribution of sixty operational vehicles fitted with the state-of-the-art equipment to security agencies by the Administration is strategically done to assist and enhance their performance.
The FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, had earlier convened an emergency security meeting concerning the security alert given by some embassies in Abuja to their citizens, thereafter measures were taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach.
Residents have been urged 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.
Also, residents are advised to install Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) in public places and buildings, to complement ongoing efforts by government at tackling the prevailing security challenges in the country in line with National Security Council advice.
“The installation would enhance surveillance and deter criminal activities around the Federal Capital City, Abuja,” the EXCO emphasized.
The first phase of the joint security operation by G-7; being states that are contiguous to the FCT, which ended on the 25th October, this year, recorded a remarkable success, especially with the arrest of bandits and rescue of kidnapped victims, the Committee noted.
