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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Security Committee has resolved to collaborate more closely with security operatives in states contiguous to the FCT to ensure a unified strategy for policing the region and prevent the displacement of criminal activities from one state to another.
FCT Police Commissioner, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this over the weekend in Abuja while briefing journalists on the outcome of the first security committee meeting of the FCT for the year 2025 chaired by FCT minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike.
He said a joint task force comprising the military, Civil Defence, and the police was currently conducting clearance operations in border communities to the FCT to proactively address potential incursions by bandits seeking to move across state lines.
The success of these operations, he said, has contributed significantly to the peace observed over the past few weeks.
To build on this success, the Police commissioner emphasised the importance of inter-state collaboration, stressing that plans were underway to establish collaboration and operations with security operatives from neighboring states.
This unified approach, he explained, will ensure more effective policing of the region and prevent cross border banditry.
He added that the activities of the joint task force, comprising various security agencies, will continue, with specific tasks assigned to each and expressed confidence in the ongoing success of this collaborative effort.
The CP reported on the committee’s discussion of the ongoing profiling of market operators involved in recognised scavenging activities, known as “panteka” within the FCT.
He also highlighted recent successful operations targeting infrastructure theft, including the recovery of manhole covers and electrical cables, stressing that the FCT minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, had expressed satisfaction with the positive results of the operations.
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