The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, insisted that all shanties in Abuja will be removed to ensure security of lives and properties in the country’s capital city.
Wike made this known while addressing occupants of a shanty village in the Wuye area of Abuja on Sunday evening.
He said he was more concerned with the security implications of having settlements with no identifiable occupants in the FCT and would not succumb to threats and blackmail from any quarter.
Wike, however, directed occupants of the Wuye shanty village to appoint five persons among themselves to meet with the FCT Ministry on Tuesday, to fashion out means of assisting them.
According to Wike: “As you can see, we have had issues of insecurity in the FCT and the security agencies have been working 24 hours to make sure that Abuja is safe.
“We have identified areas that pose security threats, like this place that has rail line passing through. If we…
