By Sarah NEGEDU
The Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, yesterday handed a total of 30 units of operational vehicles to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command to support its operations in securing the municipal area.
AMAC Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Candido, while handing over the vehicles to benefitting divisions, said the donation is born out of the desire to collaborate with other actors in the fight against crimes that are building empires in the nation’s capital.
To this end, he stressed that the creation of AMAC Marshal Guards, is also geared towards tackling the security challenges in the council and ultimately to provide intelligence gathering to other conventional security outfits, engaging in surveillance activities and rendering security services.
He noted that since the creation of AMAC Marshals in 2016, the outfit has employed not less than 600 youths from the council, noting that the increasing unemployment rate has heightened insecurity in the society.
According to him, “this has helped to reduce unemployment rate of our youths drastically and has also lessened criminal activities within the council”.
Also speaking at the event, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, said the donation arose from the chairman’s desire to contribute in assisting the police force in fighting crimes within the area council in particular, and by extension the Federal Capital Territory.
She observed that with the increasing reliance on technology, it is becoming more and more essential to secure every aspect of the environment, noting that security begins with good prevention and basic knowledge.
Aliyu also affirmed that since the outbreak of the coronavirus and government declaration of state of emergency, commercial burglaries have almost doubled in major cities across Nigeria, adding that in times like these, swift and smart operations are more important than ever.
“In this wise, the handing over of these operational vehicles is in line with our mandate not just to deliver dividends of democracy to our people, but also to protect lives and property of citizens,” she stressed.
She also pledge the administration’s commitment in the provisions of basic amenities, as well as maintain the existing ones, while tasking residents to justify government’s investment in their communities.
The minister commended the leadership of Abuja Municipal Area Council for equipping the police in fighting crimes, just as she called on residents to assist the police with useful informations that would aid them for the overall peaceful coexistence of their various councils.
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