As Nigeria’s security situation worsens, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, and neighbouring states have taken steps to strengthen joint security operations to curb rising insecurity in Abuja.
Rising from an FCT security committee meeting, the Commissioner of Police for the FCT, Mr. Sunday Babaji, explained that the joint security operations with the neighbouring states is to take the attack to the enclaves of the terrorists mostly of adjoining states.
The police boss expressed the hope that the action would reduce the threat faced by Abuja and help to secure the territory.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the FCT, Anthony Ogunleye, Thursday, quoted Babaji as saying; “In order to enhance the provision of security in the nation’s capital, the FCT Administration has taken steps to re-invigorate the G7 security operations which involves security collaboration and partnerships with states that are contiguous to the Federal Capital Territory.
“According to the FCT CP, the re-invigoration of the G7 security operations will see the commencement of security actions and procedures by members of the G7, which will involve taking the fight to the bandits and terrorists in their camps which are mostly located in states bordering the FCT.
“The Police Commissioner, however, called for the collaboration and cooperation of residents of the FCT whom he urged to provide actionable and timely intelligence to the security agencies while also calling them to be security conscious at all times.”
Babaji added, “I’m also assuring them that the FCT is safe. Every member of the community should go about their lawful businesses. We are on top of the situation. We have deployed our men both overt and covert and we are doing everything possible in synergy with all the security agencies, with the support of our traditional rulers and religious leaders to make sure that FCT is safe,” he assured.
The Senior Special Assistant on Security to the Minister, Ambassador Abu Mohammed, reiterated the readiness of the heads of security agencies in the neighbouring states to participate actively in the G7 operations.
The neighbouring states are Niger, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Benue and Plateau.