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#EndSARS: Empty Streets, Businesses Paralyzed In FCT
Joel Ajayi
Though the Federal Capital Territory is currently calmed as a result of security put place by the administration but the effect of the ongoing #EndSARS protest is having a serious impact on the life of the citizen and their businesses.
Following the protests against police brutality and extra-extra-judicial killings on Monday and Tuesday in the FCT, where hoodlums hijacked the protest and burnt down over 50 cars at Apo Mechanic village in Abuja, many trekked kilometers before getting to their homes while some slept on the road.
However, since the beginning of #EndSARS last two weeks The Gleamer News can report that many lives and properties have been lost across the country especially, Lagos and Abuja as residents experienced untold hardship.
The Gleamer News who monitored the situation in the FCT reports that the policemen were heavily armed and stationed their vehicles at almost all the major roads that lead to the city, City gate, Apo roundabout, AYA, Nyanyan amongst others axis.
Major roads and streets in FCT were deserted on Wednesday morning and afternoon as many citizens afraid of coming out because of the hardship experienced a few days ago.
Business activities were also grounded many shops did not open while the one open complaints of no business while some shut down for fear of being attacked.
The patrol teams of the Nigerian Police and the Army were also moving around the city with their vehicles to ensure law and orders.
On getting to Abuja City gate Along Nnamdi Azikwe Airport Expressway about six trucked of police vans were positioned to ensure protesters did not gather talk less of holding any protest.
AYA along Nyanya Maraba road experienced the same heavy security.
Federal Secretariat in the city was also calm but the civil servant refuses to come to work due to fear of being trapped or attacked by the protester.
Normalcy believed to have been returned to Apo Mechanic Village, Kabusa, and the communities around Apo Area where about 50 cars at Apo Mechanic village were burnt on Monday.
Although, the reports from the area revealed that Hausa Fulani is planning to launch an attack into the area.
According to a resident of the Area David Akinbode, he expressed: “For now the atmosphere is calm but the new coming now is that Hausa/Fulani are planning to launch an attack into.
FCT news
FCT Cleaners Urge Minister Wike to Intervene Over Months of Unpaid Salaries
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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