By Ben Adoga, Abuja
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised improved security and more infrastructure to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
Wike gave the assurance while briefing journalists after a closed-door session with Senators at the National Assembly yesterday in Abuja,
The senate invited the Minister and the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, to brief the lawmakers on the modalities put in place to secure residents of the FCT.
The Minister said the interaction was fruitful, adding that the senators had agreed that security has significantly improved in the FCT.
“I am glad they are all happy with what we have done and what we are going to do, and they provided some suggestions on ways forward.
“What is important is what the FCT should expect from now on. I will say improved security and more infrastructure. You can see what is going on in the FCT. It has been turned into a construction site.
“You can also see what has happened in the FCTA. Now we have our own Civil Service Commission and our Permanent Secretaries, which has never been the case. There are new things in the FCT, and the residents are happy,” Wike said.
He noted that no society existed without one form of crime or another, adding that limiting or reducing the level of insecurity was critical.
On the spate of kidnappings, the Minister said, “Most of the kidnapping stories you hear, some of them are stage-managed by people. There are some internal arrangements.
“Take, for example, you have a housekeeper or a driver in the house who will plot to kidnap the child of their boss. In such a case, what do you expect us to do? What we can do is to ensure that the person that is kidnapped is released.”
The Minister said the two most wanted kidnappers, terrorising residents of the FCT had been arrested, adding that the development had reduced the level of kidnappings in Abuja.
“We are not saying we have gotten to where we want to be, but we are doing a lot, and people should acknowledge that what used to be is not what we are seeing now. We will continue to do our best to provide the best to our people.
“We cannot assure you that there will be no form of criminality; nobody can do that as long as we are humans,” the Minister said.
