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The Federal Capital Territory Administration has launched a sweeping crackdown on beggars, scavengers, and street vendors, with 34 individuals detained on Monday across various parts of Abuja.
This action followed a recent ministerial directive ordering such individuals to leave the capital city.
The operation, conducted by a joint task force comprising the Police, Military, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and other paramilitary agencies, targeted four major areas: the city centre, the airport road, the Kubwa-Gwarinpa axis, and the Asokoro-Nyanya-Karu corridor.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu described the clampdown as a “national assignment,” directing officers to enforce the mandate with professionalism and resolve.
“We will come back and assess our achievements, then we will go back if there is a need for us to continue it,” Disu stated.
According to Director of Security, Adamu Gwary, the FCTA plans to carry out the operation both day and night over two weeks.
Gwary, represented by Peter Olumuji said, “We have the metro, which is the city centre. We have the airport road that covers the entire airport road from city gates up to Bill Clinton Road.
