The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has tasked the Nigeria Police with the need to tighten security in the nation’s capital, especially in the suburbs of the FCT.
Malam Bello, who stated this when he received the AIG, Zone 7, Police headquarters, Mr Muhammad Ndatsu Aliyu and his team on a courtesy visit to the FCTA, expressed confidence in the capacity of the AIG given his wealth of experience and successes in similar postings across the country.
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While appreciating the close working relationship between the Nigeria Police and the FCTA, which, he said, had greatly reduced the crime rate in the nation’s capital, the Minister enjoined the newly appointed AIG to bring his wealth of experience to bear in ensuring that crime rate in the states in zone 7, of which FCT is one, is brought to a minimum.
He said: “We have been under a lot of pressure from the citizens, especially those in the surrounding towns in the Area Councils, with regards to the spate of kidnappings and some issues of banditry also, which I’m sure you are very much aware of”.
Earlier, the AIG, Zone 7 Police headquarters, Mr Muhammad Ndatsu Aliyu, had solicited the support of the FCTA, especially in the area of mobility for the effective coverage of the zone and assured of his preparedness to work in synergy with all security organs of government to secure the zone.
