The Federal Capital Territory Administration has asked residents to remain calm as necessary steps are being taken to sustain the state of law and order in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
The assurance is coming following recent travel advisories by the United States Embassy and United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria, warning of possible terror attacks in Abuja.
The FCT Administration, however, assured that all necessary arrangements have been made to safeguard lives and property, as the security agencies are working assiduously to sustain the state of law and order in the territory.
Director, Information and Communication, in the FCTA, Muhammad Sule, in a statement disclosed that the FCT minister had convened an emergency security meeting to discuss the security alert issued by the embassy.
The statement reads in part, “As part of proactive measures, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammad Bello, this morning, convened an emergency security meeting where issues concerning the security alert given by some embassies in Abuja, to their citizens were exhaustively discussed and measures taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach.
“The minister during the meeting, charged the security agencies to do all within their powers to protect FCT residents from being harmed by criminals and other unscrupulous elements.”
The statement further added that the administration had not authorized the closure of any school and therefore advised all the schools that had closed to reopen immediately.
“The FCT minister restated his advice to residents to cooperate at all times with the security agencies by volunteering useful and timely information that would assist in nipping any form of criminality in the bud.
“The FCT Administration, therefore, urged residents and visitors to the territory to go about their legitimate businesses as all the security agencies have been fully mobilized to checkmate any form of intrusion into the FCT,” he stated.
