Days after scores were kidnapped in many parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Bello, has revealed that security agents will henceforth, go after scavengers, cultists, and drug dealers in the Territory.
He said it was part of the strategy being adopted by the Administration to ensure the security of lives and properties of residents of the FCT
This was disclosed during the regular FCT Security Committee meeting held on Tuesday. According to the minister, scavengers who often operate under the influence of hard drugs, perpetrate a lot of criminal activities within the Territory. This he said, would no longer be tolerated.
Kidnappers recently abducted residents in Kubwa, Kuje, Abaji, Gwagwalada, and other parts of the Territory. Ransoms were allegedly paid before the victims were released by the daredevil kidnappers.
The minister said:
“Each time there is a crisis, you find that people of no known address, people without any means of livelihood suddenly come up with arms and start fighting each other and killing each other. All these are done under the influence of drugs and this is something that we are going to confront head-on.”
The scavengers, the minister revealed, had hitherto concentrated their criminal activities on vandalising public utilities but had now become major threats to lives and property, reiterating that their activities remain banned in the Federal Capital City.
