Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has presented 50 operational vehicles fitted with communication gadgets to security agencies to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the territory, saying any leader who cannot secure the lives and property of citizens has no business in governance.
The minister, while handing over the vehicles to the agencies, said the measure was to support security agencies with the needed logistics to enable them combat crime without complaint.
The FCT Police Command got 24 vehicles, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), eight, Advance Party/Security Monitoring and FCT Administration got six while the Department of State Services (DSS) got five.
The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army received three vehicles while the Nigeria Air Force, 005 Abuja, Naval Unit, Nigerian Immigration Service, and National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency received one each.
Wike said; “We are not just concentrating on infrastructure; we are not only concentrating on bringing development to the hinterland; we are also concentrating on providing security in order to protect lives and properties.
Earlier, the director of the FCT Security Services Department, Adamu Gwary, noted the rising concern on the security situation in and around the FCT.
Speaking on behalf of the security agencies, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, who was represented by the deputy commissioner of Police, Kayode Ojakinwa, thanked Wike for the continued support of security agencies in FCT.
