The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has begun organising new police divisions in rural and border areas of Abuja as a part of his plan to make communities safer and nearer to safety companies.
Wike’s transfer comes after months of rising insecurity throughout a number of components of the FCT between late 2023 and early 2024, particularly in Abaji, Kwali, and Bwari, the place there have been frequent kidnappings and assaults by bandits.
In accordance to the minister, the growth is a part of his promise to “decentralise policing and produce security nearer to residents.”
He has directed the quick building of two further divisional police stations throughout the six space councils to reply rapidly to crime.
Throughout a go to to a number of the new websites on Thursday, building was seen progressing at stations in Tukashare and Saburi (AMAC), Bako (Kwali), Yaba (Abaji), Giri (Gwagwalada), and Ushafa (Bwari).
At Saburi in the Abuja Municipal Space Council, the principle police station and officers’ quarters are nearly accomplished.
The advanced contains an administrative constructing with workplaces for the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), his secretary, different officers, and two holding cells fitted with bathrooms and loos.
The residential block has six two-bedroom flats, every with a kitchen, eating space, and three bathrooms. In accordance to the mission engineer, Ahmed Yahaya, the mission is sort of performed.
“We’ve got accomplished electrical and plumbing works and are actually on ending fittings. By tomorrow, we’ll start industrial cleansing, and in two days we must always begin portray,” he mentioned.
On the Yaba Divisional Police Station close to the border with Niger State, web site engineer Ayinde Adewale mentioned they had been assured of finishing the work earlier than the November deadline, thanks to ample funding from the FCT Administration. “With the extent of funding assist, now we have little question about finishing on time,” he mentioned.
Adewale defined that Yaba’s location makes it an vital route connecting Niger and Kogi States, making it crucial to have a robust police presence to forestall felony motion by means of the world.
Residents in the affected communities expressed happiness concerning the growth. Farmer Musa Yakubu from Yaba mentioned the presence of police officers would assist enhance financial exercise. “Folks can now commerce their farm produce freely as a result of the worry is decreasing,” he mentioned.
One other resident, Ibrahim Danladi, a petty dealer, mentioned, “We’re starting to really feel safer once more; individuals not rush house early due to worry.”
Officers defined that the new police divisions observe a new nationwide prototype design authorized by the Inspector-Common of Police to guarantee uniformity, consolation, and higher performance.
The stations, in accordance to the FCT Director of Safety Providers, match the nationwide commonplace to promote higher policing and enhance officers’ working situations.
