By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has appealed to security agencies in the territory to evolve measures that will curtail cattle herding in the Federal Capital City.
Director FCTA Department of Security Services, Adamu Gwary disclosed this during the FCT Security Committee Meeting held in Life-camp, Gwarimpa Abuja.
He also urged the security agencies to move against activities of scavengers popularly known as baban-bola.
Gwary said open grazing and baban-bola menace was a threat to the peace of the city.
He also revealed that in the few weeks to come, G7 security operations involving collaborations between the Federal Capital Territory and its contiguous States will be held to review areas that will help tackle the menace of kidnappings and other violent crimes in the FCT and its surrounding States.
“The FCT Administration is hosting the meeting for the Technical Committee, which comprises the heads of the security agencies, the members States’ Commissioners of Police, the Director of Security and the Commandant of the NSCDC.
“There is the military component too, the Army Headquarters Garrison and the Defence Headquarters are part of the meeting. They will discuss and agree on modalities and approach to the clearance exercise”.
Meanwhile, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Garba Haruna has also disclosed that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure a hitch free city.
Speaking shortly after the FCT Security Committee Meeting which was chaired by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, the FCT Commissioner of Police urged residents to go about their business during the Sallah celebrations in the FCT without fear of any breakdown of law and order.
According to him, “Arrangements have been concluded for the FCT residents to have a peaceful Sallah celebration. Our officers have been put on alert. Deployments have been done right from this evening preceding Sallah tomorrow. All the praying grounds, the DPO Area Commanders have been alerted. The areas will be covered. The EODs will scan and screen the areas that people are supposed to gather.
“The message I have for residents of the FCT is we have given them the assurance, they are safe and secure. They should move about their lawful businesses. Those who expect to go to praying ground should go and have their worship. We are there to support them and to secure them, there will be no problem.”
The meeting, which was chaired by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola had in attendance, heads of various military and para-military formations in the FCT, religious and traditional leaders as well as relevant officers of the FCTA.
