You Can't Believe Equipment To Track Criminals Aren't There, That's Not How It's Supposed To Be-Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has weighed in on the insecurity challenges in Abuja, and has explained why it is difficult to tackle the challenges.

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Wike said that equipment and operational vehicles were not enough, and that is making the fight against insecurity in the FCT challenging.

According to the report by Newsmen, Wike said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the emergency purchase of digital tracking tools and operational vehicles to help in stop the bandits. He assured the residents of Abuja that insecurity challenges in the FCT will soon be addressed.

He said, "So many facilities were not provided and vehicles for the security agencies are not there.

"You cannot believe that equipment to track criminals are not there and when anything happens, security agencies go back to the Office of the National Security Adviser or to the Force Headquarters. That is not the way it is supposed to be."

In recent times, kidnapping has been on the rise in Abuja, and this has given the citizens a lot of concerns.

Wike said that before the current administration came into power, the police had asked for some motorcycles so it enable them to get to remote areas where vehicles could not access, but the motorcycles were not provided.

He added that the motorcycles have been provided to the police now.