The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has advised residents to be wary of boarding unpainted taxis, otherwise known as kabu-kabu, to avoid becoming victims of armed robbers, also known as One Chance.
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The Command’s Commissioner, CP Haruna Garba, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he briefed newsmen.
The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has deployed 3,000 personnel to provide adequate security in the territory as the country celebrates her 63rd Independence Day Sunday.
The Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee in the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has condemned an armed attack on Omeje Mathew, a Police Inspector, at Tasha Village, Kabusa, FCT.
Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council in FCT have cautioned against lynching of persons alleged to have ‘stolen’ male genital organs.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
These were disclosed on Thursday when the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, met with the six Area Councils Chairmen.
Olusola Odumosu, the Commandant of the Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has decried the level of vandalism of critical assets by miscreants in the territory.
The former PDP presidential aspirant made the call in a statement he issued on Monday, titled: “Let Wike Breath.”
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration has concluded plans to reintroduce monthly sanitation as part of strategies to keep the city clean.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, has arrested 20 persons for allegedly scavenging at night in the territory.
Emetu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja.
Dr. Larry Izamoje, Chairman, Brila Media Group, owners of Brila FM, with stations in Lagos, Onitsha, Port Harcourt and Kaduna has emerged one of the elite class of 15 inducted Fellows of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FCT FEMA) said in a statement that two victims have died, while 37 others were evacuated and taken to the hospital.
Wike speaks on open grazing in FCT
Wike told journalists during a visit to the ARMT Metro Station, in Abuja, that the measure was part of his resolve to address challenges affecting public transportation in the FCT.
Specifically, he ordered the Director in charge of the Abuja Environmental Protection Boar to clean up the city.
Wike stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday to announce the short, medium, and long term plans to overhaul the FCT and reposition it among the best cities in the world.
Wike, who took his oath of office alongside 44 other newly appointed Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, gave the warning during a press briefing at the office of the FCT Minister in Garki, Abuja, on Monday.
Kabir Tsakuwa, FCT Commandant of the agency disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.