Minister Nyesom Wike of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has expressed the view that combating crime in Abuja or any location, in totality is impossible....CONTINUE READING
Wike made this statement in response to public concerns about the recent surge in kidnappings and killings in Abuja and its surroundings.
He suggested that many alarms regarding insecurity in the capital were raised by politicians with the intention of undermining the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
As seen in a video, he said, “The so-called alarm is political. Some politicians are bent on making sure the government does not survive and they do it by creating unnecessary tension, by carrying propaganda. Something just happened there, they tell you it has happened 25 times.”
He accused some people of blackmailing him for his frequent trips to his home state, Rivers in South-South Nigeria.
Speaking on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) installation in the FCT, the minister said that if CCTV is installed, people will still vandalise the cameras.
According to him, people have been stealing manhole covers…CONTINUE READING>>
