Insecurity: CP orders raid on Abuja black spots

The FCT Police Commissioner, Saka Ajao Adewale, has directed the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and the Police Area Commanders to intensify patrol and raid various criminal hideouts in order to rid the territory of crime. CP Adewale gave the directive while speaking to newsmen shortly after he met with some senior officers at the command […]

The FCT Police Commissioner, Saka Ajao Adewale, has directed the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and the Police Area Commanders to intensify patrol and raid various criminal hideouts in order to rid the territory of crime.

CP Adewale gave the directive while speaking to newsmen shortly after he met with some senior officers at the command in Abuja on Tuesday.

While noting that such a move is a continued effort to strengthen security and ensure the safety of lives and property across the territory, the CP said the officers must ensure they carry out thorough raids on all uncompleted buildings and suspected criminal hideouts within their jurisdictions.

The directive, which takes immediate effect, forms part of proactive measures to prevent criminals from using abandoned or ongoing construction sites as hideouts or operational bases.

“Consequently, property developers are also urged to visit the nearest police divisions and ensure their security personnel, artisans, and labourers sleeping at active construction sites are properly documented and profiled before the end of October 2025,” he said.

CP Ajao further ordered that the DPOs must conduct regular patrols of such locations and arrest any unidentified persons found on-site after 6pm.

The Police Commissioner reiterated that scavenging activities remained strictly prohibited within the FCT, while urging residents to report any scavengers or suspicious persons sighted around their neighbourhoods immediately to the police.

CP Adewale, who noted that security is a collective responsibility of every citizen, called on FCT residents, estate associations, and community leaders to cooperate with the police by reporting suspicious movements in their areas and ensuring that all security guards and domestic staff are properly profiled by the police.