Scavengers To Face Tough Times, Says FCT CP

The commissioner of police, FCT, CP Olatunji Disu, has warned scavengers, popularly known as “Baban Bola, who steal and remove government facilities and installations to vacate the FCT or face director consequences.

CP Disu said since his resumption as the commissioner of police in the federal capital, he has received several reports about the activities of these scavengers, and he has decided to handle the issues.
The police commissioner said he visited the partaker sites in Gwarinpa, Mpape, and Dawaki to obtain firsthand information.

He expressed sadness with the Panteker site in Mpape, where over 50 dogs were let loose when the police team arrived there and noted that such an act showed that the people in Panteker are violent, and the police will have to look into that.

The CP also stated that the Panteker markets are known for receiving stolen goods and other dubious businesses and warned that such will not be tolerated in the FCT.
He noted that the police would consult the leaders of these partaker markets and sensitise them to report any suspicious movement or business.

In May 2024, the FCP police paraded 152 scavengers for allegedly stealing various household items and government property.

The police said they were arrested in a coordinated raid on some black spots in Jabi, Karu, Mabushi, and Jabi Daki-Biyu, among other criminal hideouts, in Abuja.