Federal Capital Territory Archives

FCT not saturated with bombs as speculated – Police spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi

October 29, 2022 No Comments

The Nigeria Police Force has refuted rumors claiming that bombs are being planted in every area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.

In a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi dismissed this and said there is no imminent threat to the FCT at the moment.

His statement reads;

“It is surprising and disheartening to read in the news and on social media that bombs are being planted in every area of the Federal Capital Territory, even from some individuals who are presumed to be peace ambassadors and patriotic agents of national unity in Nigeria.

I dont think it will do our country any good to continually spread such fearful rumours to further create more panic to citizens and residents of the FCT and Nigeria at large.

We still reiterate that the Federal Capital Territory is safe and there is no imminent threat, neither is the FCT being saturated with bombs as speculated in the news.

We therefore urge residents of the FCT and Nigerians at large to disregard this fake news which was purportedly sponsored to create fear in our people and heat up the polity.

We will continue to adopt all effective operational strategies to decimate the activities of non-state actors and other criminal elements in the country”

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Measures have been taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach – FCTA

October 25, 2022 No Comments

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has appealed to residents to remain calm following the security alerts issued by the UK and US embassies.

Muhammad Sule, Director of Information and Communication of the FCTA in a statement released after a security meeting convened by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, said measures have been taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach.

The statement read;

“As part of proactive measures, the minister of the federal capital territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, convened an emergency security meeting where issues concerning the security alert given by some embassies in Abuja to their citizens were exhaustively discussed and measures taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach.

“The minister, during the meeting, charged the security agencies to do all within their powers to protect FCT residents from being harmed by criminals and other unscrupulous elements.

“The administration has not authorised the closure of any school; accordingly, the schools that have closed should, therefore, reopen forthwith.”

Residents and visitors to the FCT were asked to go about their legitimate businesses without any fear as security agencies are working to ensure their safety.

Residents were also urged to cooperate at all times with the security agencies by volunteering useful and timely information that would assist in nipping any form of criminality in the bud.

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FCT rural schools is not safe for resumption of academic activities – PTA Chairman

September 16, 2022 No Comments

Alhaji Usman Abubakar, Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) has said that primary and secondary schools in rural communities in the capital territory are not safe for resumption of academic activities.

Speaking to Daily Trust on Friday September 16, Abubakar said activities of bandits and kidnappers in some rural communities especially at Abaji rural communities, which share boundaries with neighbouring villages in Niger State, are quite worrisome.

He said;

“In fact, schools within Yaba axis and some other communities that share boundaries with neighboring villages in Niger State are still shut because report coming from those axis over security threat as a result of activities of bandits and kidnappers is quite worrisome.”

Abubakar also told the publication that even before the resumption of academic activities, some of the rural schools across the axis had been facing security threat.

He added

“we expected that before resumption, government should be able to put in place security measures in these schools.”

The PTA Chairman who disclosed that they are happy with FCT administration’s directive for schools to resume, further stated that the administration ought to have put in place security measures in such rural schools.

He called on the FCT administration to liaise with community leaders in mobilizing local vigilantes to safeguard the affected rural schools to facilitate resumption of academic activities.

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