The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has concluded plans to review the security architecture in Abuja.

The director of the Department of Security Service, FCTA, Adamu Gwary, stated this during an end-of-year media briefing in Abuja on Sunday.

Mr Gwary said plans had also reached advanced stages to revive the G-7 security initiative and expand its number of security informants to include artisans and farmers, among others.

He explained that using informants and vigilante groups for information and intelligence gathering was part of the community policing of the FCT Administration.

This, according to him, will ensure that the capital city remains safe and secure.

The director added that the FCTA has banned begging and hawking within the secretariat to ensure security.

He also said the FCTA had concluded plans to float an effective transportation system to address the menace of one-chance operators in the capital city.

“We are working assiduously behind the scenes to maintain security in the nation’s capital, including keeping peace between herders and farmers.

“We are also working with relevant agencies to prevent the vandalisation of public utilities,” he said.

He said the FCT Administration has completed the installation of CCTV cameras around its secretariat in phase I of the programme, adding that phase II would involve installation in strategic areas of the city.

He called on residents to be security-conscious and report suspicious happenings to nearby police stations.

Mr Gwary equally charged traditional leaders to adhere to the code of conduct guiding the institutions. 

He disclosed that a traditional chief was arrested for his involvement in kidnapping. Mr Gwary added that the chief has been stripped of his title and handed over for prosecution.

He decried the weak legal structures in the FCT, which he said were negatively affecting the adjudication and punishment of lawbreakers and criminals. 

(NAN)