The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has asked residents to report any scavenger operating within the city.
FCT Commissioner of Police Olatunji Disu made the call in Abuja on Friday, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the FCT Security Committee meeting, chaired by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.
DAILY POST recalls that the committee had on January 13 announced the ban on the activities of scavengers in the territory. Scavengers were allowed to operate only on dumpsites located in the outskirts of the city and the suburbs.
The committee also announced a two-week suspension of operation of all ‘pantaker’ markets selling fairly used items, furniture and other household items in the territory.
The move, according to the committee, was to profile them to ensure that only legitimate pantaker operators are allowed across the FCT, as part of efforts to curb the menace of vandalism in the territory.
Disu said that the ban on the operation of scavengers within the city and satellite towns was still in place.
He also said that the profiling of pantaker market operators was ongoing, adding that the FCT Administration was almost through with their documentation.
“Very soon the FCTA departments and agencies would conclude with the documentation of eligible operators, and we would take over from there,” he said.
The commissioner disclosed that the police, military, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, have embarked on clearance operations having noticed that bandits were moving towards the FCT.
He said that the operations, currently ongoing along the borders in all states bordering the FCT, have contributed significantly to the improved security situation in the territory.
Scavengers operating in FCT must be reported – Police
