Wike orders demolition of suspected criminal hideout in Abuja

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of an amerciable colony adjacent Karmajiji successful Kukwaba District, Abuja, describing it arsenic a suspected hideout for criminals.

Wike gave the directive connected Friday aft starring information officials connected an inspection of the colony pursuing a gathering of the FCT Security Committee.

He said the determination was aimed astatine strengthening information successful Abuja, adding that quality reports indicated suspected criminals often returned to the country aft carrying retired attacks successful antithetic parts of the capital.

While inspecting the settlement, Wike said, “Look astatine the area. You don’t adjacent cognize who the occupants are. How bash you place them? How bash you cognize wherever to find them? And this is wrong the city.”

He added, “This is simply a clip bomb. There’s nary mode we tin let this. The FCT Administration volition not let transgression hideouts to thrive successful Abuja.”

The curate directed the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, to enactment with the Department of Development Control to demolish the settlement...