FCTA to review security architecture in nation’s capital

FCTA to review security architecture in nation’s capital

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said it has concluded plans to review the security architecture in the federal capital, Abuja.

Director, Department of Security Service, FCTA, Adamu Gwary, stated this during an end-of-year media briefing in Abuja, yesterday.

Gwary said plans had also reached advanced stages to revive the G-7 security initiative and expand its number of security informants to include artisans and farmers, among others. He explained that the use of informants and vigilante groups for information and intelligence gathering are part of community policing in the FCTA.

This, according to him, will ensure that the capital city remains safe and secure. The director said FCTA has banned begging and hawking within the secretariat as part of efforts to ensure security. He also said FCTA has concluded plans to float an effective transportation system to address the menace of ‘one chance’ (fraudulent) operators in the capital city.

“We are working assiduously behind the scenes to maintain security in the nation’s capital, including keeping peace between herders and farmers. We are also working with relevant agencies in preventing vandalisation of public utilities,” he said.

He said FCTA has completed the installation of CCTV cameras around its secretariat in phase I of the programme, adding that phase II would involve installation in strategic areas of the city.

This, according to him, will enable security agencies to monitor, arrest, and prosecute criminals. He called on residents to be security conscious and report any suspicious happenings to nearby police stations.

Gwary equally charged tradition leaders to adhere to the code of conduct guiding traditional institutions, disclosing that a traditional chief was arrested for involvement in kidnapping.

He said the chief has been stripped of his title and handed over for prosecution. He decried weak legal structures in the FCT, which he said are negatively affecting adjudication and punishment of lawbreakers and criminals.