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FCT Minister Condemns Lynching Of ‘One Chance’ Suspects 

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Joel Ajayi
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has decried the lynching of three suspected traffic robbers popularly known as ‘One Chance’ in the Dutsen Alhaji area of Abuja, yesterday.
It would be recalled that three suspected ‘one chance’ robbers were yesterday set ablaze by a mob at Dutsen Alhaji junction on Kubwa- Zuba highway in Abuja.
The Minister while reiterating the FCT Administration’s resolve to reduce criminal activities in the Federal Capital Territory to the bearest minimum, however, frownd at the mob action which lead to the unfortunate death of the three suspects.
His words: ‘The FCT Administration is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure that the entire territory is free of criminality and criminal elements. That is why we are working round the clock with the security agencies to maintain a twenty-four surveillance round the city and its environs”, he said.
“To a very large extent, we are happy with what the security agencies are doing to keep the territory safe and arrest all criminal elements particularly traffic robbers, kidnappers and other lawbreakers where ever they may be”.
Malam Bello, however, noted that the killing of the three robbers was an act of lawlessness which the FCT Administration strongly condemns..
“No group or individual has the right to take anybody’s life the way these young men were burnt to death. I have directed the Police to carry out a thorough investigation and bring the papetrators to book”.
The Minister, while calling on residents to remain law abiding, warned that any individual or group found taking the laws into their hands or resorting to self help would be dealt with in accordance with the relevant laws.
He appealed to Traditional, community and religious leaders to step up engagements with their subjects by emphasising the need for obedience to the laws of the land and refraining from acts capable of causing the breakdown of law and order
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Happy Birthday Our Worthy Boss, FCT’s Acting HOS Adayilo felicitates with Wike

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On behalf of the Management and the entire Staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), I wish to heartily felicitate with our deserving Boss, the Honourable Minister of FCT, His Excellency, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (CON), on this special occasion of your 57th Birthday Anniversary celebration.


Your Excellency Sir, your unwavering commitment, unparalleled doggedness and resilience in the development and transformation of the infrastructural landscape of the nation’s capital city of Abuja is undoubtedly evident within the past one year that you have held sway as the Honourable Minister of FCT.


Sir, let me state unequivocally that the entire Staff of the FCT Administration are immensely grateful to you for prioritizing their welfare, particularly, the recent payment of their National Minimum Wage, with three months’ arrears.


Honourable Minister Sir, on this special day of your life, the entire of the Administration are indeed elated to say that they are pleased to have you as their Minister.
Once congratulations, Sir.

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