Nigerians based in the United States of America and United Kingdom under the auspices of the United Nigerians for True Federalism (UNTF), North America Chapter have blamed the persistent crime and criminality in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to people against the pragmatic developmental strategy by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.
In a recent statement issued via electronic mail, the Secretary General, Mr Kenneth Friday, disclosed that the achievements of Nyesom Wike in the FCT with infrastructural projects, savings to the FCT of over N100 billion in less than six months in office and directing contractors with abandoned public projects to resume work instantly or face the law are the elements against Wike and his support for President Bola Tinubu.
Friday also stated that these people are bent on instigating and sponsoring kidnappings and insecurity close to the power base in Abuja in a bid to sow discord and disrupt the relationship between Wike and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
While raising concern over the incessant cases of kidnapping and banditry in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Friday expressed optimism in the ability of the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, President Tinubu and the security chiefs to tackle the insecurity head on.
He said: “We support the setting up of a Presidential Task Force in all entry and exit points of the FCT and within the surrounding communities.
“Let the countries of the world see that the FCT and Nigeria are safe for tourism and investment.”
He urged the inspector-general of police, Kayode Egbetokun, to instantly withdraw excessive security aides attached to the VIPs and politicians and deploy them to join the proposed Presidential Security Task Force to tackle crimes and criminality in the FCT.
He said the reports that more than 87 persons had died and 176 kidnapped in FCT has turned Nigeria into a source of “mockery” among the community of nations, and called on President Bola Tinubu to take proactive actions against the violent crimes and root-out their sponsors.
He said: “Minister Wike should remain resolute, knowing that he has the support of millions of Nigerians around the world. It is sad that these anti-Wike elements that are sponsoring criminality in order to cause havoc in the FCT are stifling the people, grounding economic growth, and scaring away direct investment activities as most of the victims of kidnappings cut across all strata.”
