FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has enlisted the support of traditional leaders to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the federal capital.
He made this appeal at a security meeting with the FCT Council of Chiefs and the chairmen of the six Area Councils in Abuja on Wednesday.
The meeting was to brief the traditional leaders on what the government was doing to curb the rising insecurity in the city and the Area Councils, particularly Bwari, Kwali and Kuje.
Mr Wike pointed out that the traditional leaders had a huge role to play in maintaining security in their domains and providing sensitive information to security agencies to aid their work
He stressed that support from all quarters was critical to winning the war against criminal elements and a strong synergy was needed between the government and traditional leaders
The FCT Minister asked members of the council of chiefs to work with the area councils’ chairmen to strengthen vigilante groups in their domains.
He, however, cautioned against enlisting residents with criminal tendencies, to avoid compounding the existing security challenge.
“If there are things you think we should do too, we are willing to partner with you so that the challenges we are facing now will be a thing of the past.
“You must work hard because insecurity is not written on anybody’s face. Anyone can be a victim and that is why we must do everything possible to ensure that our subjects are not victims of these criminals,” he said.
The minister also informed the traditional leaders that the FCT Administration would continue to demolish shanties, which he described as the hideouts of criminals within the territory.
The Chairman, FCT Council of Chiefs and Ona of Abaji, Alhaji Adamu Yunusa, assured the FCT Minister of the Council’s full support
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