By Peter Usman
Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, Muhammad Musa Bello has solicited the support and partnership of the FCT Police Command to check insecurity and vandalism of public assets in the territory.
The Minister, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Umar Jibrin, made the call while receiving the new FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma.
Bello expressed concern on the high rate of armed robbery and kidnapping on Bwari-Jere-Kaduna highway and the vandalism of street-lights, electricity cables, manholes and outright burning of transformers hence the need for maximum support from the police boss to stem the tide.
The Minister assured the Commissioner of government’s commitment to the resettlement of some of the original inhabitants at Wasa and Galuwyi/Shere resettlement schemes.
He explained that the needed infrastructure had been provided in Galuwyi/Shere where the original inhabitants in Jabi –Yakubu would be resettled assuring that effective logistics have been put in place for the exercise.
He told the Commissioner that already a Police Post had been completed and handed-over at Galuwyi/Shere, stressing that a Toyota Hilux Van would be deployed soon for use at the Police Post.
Responding, the Commissioner commended the FCT Administration on infrastructural development in the territory, saying that there could be no meaningful development without adequate security.
He said though the safe-guarding of critical government infrastructure belonged to the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps, NCDC, he would give instructions to his men to be vigilant and work hand-in-hand with the Corps as they are all stakeholders.
The Commissioner assured that security would be beefed up on the Bwari-Jere-Kaduna highway and solicited for assistance in the area of communication equipment and mobility.
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