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FCT Police Command Arrest Man, 27, For Impersonating FCT Minister

Published

6 years ago

October 30, 2019

Joel Ajayi

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, today, paraded one 27-year old Mohammed Bello Kolo, suspected to have impersonated the Honourable Minister of the FCT and defrauded unsuspecting members of the public.

Addressing newsmen, the FCT Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma, said the suspect was arrested following the receipt of a complaint by police operatives attached to the State Intelligent Bureau of the FCT Command.

CP Bala Ciroma said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who claimed to have access to classified information, which he gleaned while on his one-year National Youth Service in the FCT Administration, had defrauded his victim of cash worth Fifty-Two Million Naira (N52,000,000) which he allegedly received in installments under the pretense of securing contracts for his victims.

The Police Commissioner explained that efforts were being made to arrest one Simon“M” and Idris “M” suspected to be Mohammed Kolo’s cohorts who are posing as FCTA’s Director of Procurement and Personal Assistant to the FCT Minister respectively. The suspect, he added will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigations.

Also addressing newsmen, the Special Assistant (Media) to the FCT Minister, Mallam Abubakar Sani advised members of the public to be wary of fraudsters and impersonators who will attempt to dupe members of the public with juicy offers of contracts and other such things.

He said emphatically that neither the FCT Administration nor the FCT Minister conducts official government business on Facebook or other social media platforms. Members of the public he said should seek information from official platforms if the need arose.

When questioned by newsmen, the suspect said that while he did not impersonate the FCT Minister, he got the sum of N9.5M from the alleged deal.

Items recovered from the suspect include a Peugeot 206 salon car with registration number, ABJ 856 SU, a tricycle with registration number, KEF 807 WT, a “55” and a “46” Samsung Plasma TVs and a Hisense Deep Freezer.

Others are, a dining set, 10,000 watts Fireman Generator set and a washing machine

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FCT Cleaners Urge Minister Wike to Intervene Over Months of Unpaid Salaries

Published

4 weeks ago

May 13, 2025

The Gleamer

Over 4,500 cleaners working across Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including city cleaners, hospital sanitation workers, satellite town cleaners, and security personnel, have made a passionate appeal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over the non-payment of their salaries for the past six to eight months.

The affected workers, who play a critical role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across the FCT, including hospitals and public spaces, expressed their deep frustration and hardship due to the prolonged delay in their payments.

Despite working tirelessly under harsh weather conditions to ensure that Abuja and its environs remain clean and habitable, they say their efforts have gone unrewarded.

Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, the cleaners voiced their disappointment, describing the situation as dire and unsustainable.

Many of them are reportedly struggling to meet basic needs, including food, medical expenses, school fees, and loan repayments.

“We are using this medium to appeal to our amiable FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene and ensure our outstanding salaries are paid.

“We are going through untold hardship. We work day and night, even in dangerous and unhygienic conditions, yet we are not being paid.”

Another affected worker, who asked to remain anonymous, tearfully shared her experience: “We may be doing a ‘dirty job,’ but we do it with all our hearts. It is unfair that we are left unpaid. We are dying in silence—no food for our children, no money for healthcare. We beg the Honourable Minister to come to our aid.”

The cleaners, in their numbers, emphasized that their appeal was not just a demand but a desperate cry for help from workers who feel neglected despite their vital contributions to the FCT’s public health and cleanliness.

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