Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has asked the Abuja police commissioner to establish two additional police divisions in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory to address the rising insecurity bedevilling the nations capital.
The minister the directive during a security town hall with relevant stakeholders on Friday in Gwagwalada to find lasting solutions to security challenges affecting the federal capital.
Wike order was in response to the request by the council’s chairman, Abubakar Giri, who pleaded for the additional divisions to improve security, particularly in border communities.
Giri said the area council currently had only two police divisions, one each in Zuba and Gwagwalada.
He also complained of abandoned buildings constituting security challenges in the area, adding that most buildings have become safe havens for criminals.
Wike, who acknowledged the challenges, assured residents of the area of President Bola Tinubu’s resolve to address security challenges in FCT.
He said the two police divisions would be established immediately, considering the security exigency.
The minister also said he had secured Mr Tinubu’s approval to procure and distribute operational vehicles and communications gadgets to the police and other security agencies in the FCT.
Wike asked the council chairman to write to him unfailingly on Monday, indicating the number and locations of all uncompleted buildings constituting security threats in the area.
