The Senate, on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and the Commissioner of Police, Ben Igweh to brief it behind close doors over rising insecurity in the nation’s capital.
The summons followed the adoption of a motion and prayers, sponsored by Ned Nwoko from Delta North, tagged: “Galadimawa kidnap incident response and need to urgently enhance security in FCT, Nigeria”.
Nwoko in the motion, recalled how he sponsored a similar one last year, when 19 individuals in the FCT, including his Senior Legislative Aide, Chris Agidy, in Galadimawa, Abuja.
Nwoko said cognisant of the Police force efforts who displayed unwavering dedication and determination in pursuing the kidnappers the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth C Igweh, who personally led the team into the forest in search of the bodies, CSP Mustafa, the Officer in Charge of Anti-Kidnapping, and CSP Victor, the Divisional Police Officer of Utako, along with other courageous police officers.
In his resolution, the upper legislative chamber urged the Inspector-General of Police to see to the installation of CCTV cameras in strategic locations within and around Abuja, highways, and other major capital cities to bolster surveillance and deter criminal activities.
