By Chizoba Ogbeche
Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Wilson Inalegwu, has assured residents of the territory the Command’s commitment to rid the territory of criminals, saying that the nation’s capital was safe and calm.
Wilson gave the assurance yesterday at a meeting with media executives, motor mechanics and panel beaters.
He said the meeting was part of the strategies adopted by the command to fight crime in the territory.
He said: “We want to assure you that our raid on black spots in the territory is ongoing and some arrests and discoveries have being made.
“FCT is safe and secure; there are no major issues of concerns, but we are red alert.
“The police will continue to interface with members of the community for safe environment.”
The commissioner said all entrances and exit points into the territory were secured.
He said the Command’s operation was not limited to the city centre alone but also to the satellite settlements.
Wilson assured that the command would not hesitate to punish any personnel for indiscipline in the course of carrying out their duty.
“The Command will not condone any act of indiscipline; we will deal decisively with it.”
On the cases of car theft, he urged motor mechanics and panel beaters to always report to the police before painting or replacing parts of accident vehicles.
“We must know why you are changing the colour or part of the vehicle.”
He added that there would be massive operation by personnel of the Command against unpainted taxis operating in the territory.
Inalegwu said the Command would work in collaboration with the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) and FCT Transportation Department to allow painted taxis access to some places.
He said the Command was collaborating with neighbouring states of Kogi, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Niger to check crime and criminality.
The commissioner commended the media for partnering the command in the fight against crime in the territory.
Contributing, Chris Okenwa of We FM radio, urged the commissioner to ensure that residents of satellite towns benefited from services of the police.
Abuja Bureau Chief of the Nigerian Tribune, Mr Chris Agbambu, commended the efforts of the command for quick response to distress calls by residents.