Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Nyesom Wike, has lamented the lack of tracking equipment for security agencies, particularly FCT commands of the Police, and the Department of State Services (DSS).
The minister stated this during a chat with a section of the media Thursday while addressing the security situation in the nation’s capital, said Police and DSS officers did not have tracking equipment, and they had to visit the headquarters of their agencies, to lend the equipment for use in operations.
“It’s unfortunate to say this, that mostly the security agencies, in particular I will say, the Police here, are not adequately equipped. In fact, you cannot believe it that the Police command of the FCT do not even have ordinary tracking device. You cannot believe that. Not only that, even the FCT command of the Department of State Services do not have one. And the only one they have is at the headquarters. So, if there are things to do, they have to go to the headquarters, which is not supposed to be. Luckily, I told Mr President that look, we have to do something, and there must be the emergency procurement of these equipment,” he said.
He added that his administration earlier applied to the Bureau of Public Procurement for emergency procurement of equipment for the security agencies, but was denied, until the president gave approval for the emergency procurement in January, following kidnap of some persons.
Wike also said that the FCT administration under his leadership was looking to purchase drones, to enhance and monitor security, particularly at the boundaries of the FCT.
