FCT Police set to curb activities of scavengers, say Abuja is safe

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Babaji Sunday, has ordered massive clampdown on rogue scavengers also known as “Baban Bola” in the FCT.

The order by the Commissioner follows public outcry on the fast-rising menace of vandalism and theft of individual, private and public property including critical national infrastructure by miscreants who hide under the guise of metal waste scavengers.

The FCT Police boss noted that Intelligence at the disposal of the Command revealed that the activities of these miscreants now span beyond mere scavenging to the commission of other criminal ventures like stealing, carjacking, housebreaking, arms smuggling drug peddling, amongst other crimes.

In a statement made available to pressmen via the Police Public Relations Officer, the FCT Police Commissioner, Babaji Sunday, said; “Consequent upon the above, the CP has directed Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and heads of Tactical formations in the Command to work with Stakeholders within their various Areas Of Responsibility (AOR) to checkmate the activities of these prevailing criminal enterprise, arrest on sight to bring these rogue scavengers to book,” he stated.

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The CP equally called for extra vigilance on the part of residents, especially areas with intense activities of scavengers, to cooperate with the Police in riding the FCT of these criminal elements. He however enjoined residents not to resort to jungle justice but to arrest and report any rogue scavenger’s movement.

In another development, the FCT Police Command of the Nigeria Police has come out to refute the trending issue of insecurity in Abuja going on mostly in the print media.

The FCT Police spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh read that; “The attention of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has been drawn to the erroneous and misleading news making the rounds in some sections of the media, particularly the print media. The publication which targeted populated areas, Business hubs, areas with sophisticated security deployments, and other socio-economic importance in the FCT, suggested these areas to hold the highest rate of insecurity. This tale is baseless, unfounded, maliciously crafted, and aimed at promulgating panic in the hearts of residents, and to discredit the painstaking effort of the Police in promoting and sustaining the relative peace enjoyed in the mentioned Areas and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) as a whole.

“Consequent upon the above, the Command wishes to categorically refute these publications and to urge members of the public to disregard the same, going about their lawful businesses without the fear of harassment and molestation from any quarters, while banking on the sufficiency of the emplaced security architecture in the said areas and the FCT as a whole.

“The FCT Commissioner of Police CP Babaji Sunday psc, while registering the unflinching commitment of the Command to the fight against crime and criminality in the Territory, enjoins Critical stakeholders, Religious and Traditional Leaders, and Heads of thoughts to maximise their spheres of influence as a platform to preach peace and adherence to the law, In a complementary effort to the Police crusade towards bringing crime and criminality to its barest minimum,” the statement stated.

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