By Daniel Tyokua
Disturbed by the unending criminal activities at Lugbe community, the indigenous people have urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to evolve measures that would halt miscreants from unleashing pains on them.
They made the appeal on Thursday when the officials of FCT Administration resumed its battle against roadside trading and other illegal operators of scrap market in the area.
One of the leaders, who spoke on behalf of others, Yohanna Habila said the miscreants were overrunning their communities and must be tackled.
He said that: ” the community has tried to control them, but you know that these people are rude, they seem to have overshadowed the community at the moment, that is why we are appealing that the Taskforce should continue with this exercise to help in controlling them”.
Some of the youth leaders in the community, who raised the alarm, said they have become very helpless and unsecured over the influx of violent criminals.
The Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the Minister of FCT, Administration Ikharo Attah who led the squad for the operation, vowed that enforcement against roadside trading and other illegalities won’t be stopped until the administration achieves the desired result.
Attah stated that containing the excesses of the miscreants has been tasking, but the squad will continue to live up to its responsibility.
While he expressed dismay that the dismantled illegal roadside markets that defaced the Airport road, had been reorganized by some residents, he stated that the cleaning exercise will be sustained.
According to him, the administration would soon begin to arrest both traders and those who promote roadside markets, as a deterrence to others in various communities.
