The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, NYESOM WIKE on Wednesday said the Federal Government would not condone any form of bandit attack in Abuja.
WIKE handed this down while speaking at a town hall meeting with residents of the Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
The meeting was convened following increasing reports of kidnapping for ransom and killing in the FCT.
Earlier on Tuesday, WIKE met with heads of security agencies in the FCT, top officials of the FCT Administration, and Chairmen of the six area councils, where he stated that the administration was aware of the security situation in the territory.
The minister said President BOLA TINUBU had instructed him to provide all that the security agencies would need, adding that it would no longer be business as usual.
Recall that gunmen abducted and killed some residents, including a 13-year-old teenager, FOLASHADE ARIYO who was kidnapped alongside 10 residents of the Sagwari Estate Layout in Dutse-Alhaji Area of Abuja, and NABEEHA AL-KADRIYAR, a 400-level student of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, who was kidnapped alongside 22 other in Bwari.
Speaking on Wednesday, WIKE said, “Security is one of the key priorities of President BOLA TINUBU’S administration.
President TINUBU had on Tuesday summoned a high-level security meeting, which includes all the Service Chiefs, the Minister of Defence, and my humble self, because of recent attacks, particularly in Bwari.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of Bwari Area Council, JOHN GABAYA said the Council comprised 16 districts, and over 90 villages and hamlets, adding that the size and difficult terrain of the Council made the security challenges more difficult.
He therefore requested the provision of needed logistics to security agencies in the area, saying they would require at least a vehicle and 7 motorcycles in each district for effective patrol and surveillance, while also appealing for training and retraining of hunters and villagers, engaged by the Council for their security.