Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the security situation in Abuja was improving, stating that the spate of abductions by terrorists and bandits were all mismanaged.
Wike, who appeared alongside FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, before the Senate to give an update on the security situation in the seat of power, said: “I am glad they are all happy with what we have done, what we are going to be doing and they provided some suggestions on the way forward.
“What is important is what the FCT should expect from now: improved security and more infrastructure. You can see what is going on. FCT has been turned into a construction site.
“Now we have our own Civil Service Commission. We have our Permanent Secretaries. There are new things in the FCT, and the residents are happy.”
Stressing that no society was crime-free, Wike said: “Most of the kidnapping stories you hear, some of them are stage-managed. There are some internal arrangements.
“You have a housekeeper or a driver who would plot to kidnap the child of their boss. In such a case, what do you expect us to do? What we can do is to ensure that the person kidnapped is released.”
The Minister said the two most wanted kidnappers in the FCT have been arrested.
He said: “We are not saying we have gotten to where we want to be, but we are doing a lot and people should acknowledge that what used to be is not what we are seeing now.
“We will continue to do our best to ensure that we provide the best to our people. We cannot assure you that there will be no form of criminality. Nobody can do that, as long as we are humans.”
