Beggars and street vendors from neighbouring states, according to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Muhammad Bello, are a contributing factor to the unrest in the nation’s capital.
The minister reportedly said this at a meeting with the FCT security committee on Friday, according to a statement released by Muhammad Sule, the director of information and communication in the FCT.
Bello’s team is supposed to collaborate with local authorities to create a reliable vigilante network in rural areas.
Dr. Ramotu Tijani-Aliyu, the FCT Minister of State, who was representing the FCT at the meeting, stated that the committee had reached an agreement on the plans to commence the revived G-7 Security Joint Operation in September.
The statement read: “The Security Agencies in the FCT have upped their game and people who have no business being here are being sent away.
“Some of them come under different guises such as begging, street trading, among others. They usually come from neighbouring states and are causing security breaches here. That is why we have decided to send them out.”
The FCT has witnessed several attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and other criminals in recent weeks.
