The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has assured residents of Abuja of robust security and more infrastructure. Wike gave the assurance while briefing newsmen after a closed-door session with senators at the National Assembly, in Abuja on Wednesday.
DAILY POST reports that the Senate had invited the minister and the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, to brief the lawmakers on modalities put in place to secure the territory. The minister, who said the interaction was fruitful, added that the senators had agreed that security has significantly improved in the FCT. “I am glad they are all happy with what we have done, what we are going to be doing and they provided some suggestions on ways forward.
According to him, there is no society without one form of crime or the other, adding that what was critical was being able to limit or reduce the level of insecurity. The minister, on the spate of kidnappings, said: “Most of the kidnapping stories you hear, some of them are stage-managed by people. There are some internal arrangements. “Take for example, you have a housekeeper or a driver in the house who will plot to kidnap the child of their boss.
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