Insecurity: FCT police command to deploy more officers, men

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, has said that there will be more deployment of officers and men across the city to combat crime. He spoke during a meeting with the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello. He revealed that they were also intensifying both vehicular and foot patrols to ensure more visibility […]

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, has said that there will be more deployment of officers and men across the city to combat crime.

He spoke during a meeting with the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello. He revealed that they were also intensifying both vehicular and foot patrols to ensure more visibility of officers and men of the force in the city.

The raid of black spots he said, would also be stepped up.

Speaking at the meeting, the FCT minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, reiterated that the Federal Capital Territory is safe but called on residents not to leave security matters to the law enforcement agencies alone.

“It is almost impossible for security agencies to be everywhere, 100 percent, so every resident in a way is also a security officer. So, it is very important for residents to be vigilant, to be very conscious of their personal security,”  he said.

He urged residents to report to the relevant authorities whenever they see vehicles without number plates, as according to him, such  vehicles could be used for criminal activities.

The minister stated this after a meeting of the FCT Security Committee which comprised of heads of the police, military and para-military formations in the FCT as well as area council chairmen and religious leaders.

Malam Bello said in comparison to several cities around the world, the FCT remained quite safe. While acknowledging that there were indeed two cases of kidnapping in the past few weeks, the minister said both victims had been rescued.

He called on residents “not to be swayed by rumours or unverified news online but to confirm their veracity before circulating them.” “Fake news or false security information has the capacity to lead to breach of peace,” he said.

On the issue of communal clashes, he commended the efforts of the area council chairmen and traditional rulers in curbing the herders/farmers clashes and urged them to continue on the path of ensuring peace.

Malam Bello also assured residents that the FCTA will continue to partner and render support to the Nigeria police, the military  and para-military commands in the FCT that are charged with the task of keeping the city secure.

Also speaking, the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, called for synergy among all security agencies in the task of combating crime and enforcing security measures in the FCT.