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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has mandated government hospitals to provide free treatment to the people that sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. This was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka,
Abuja stampede: Wike orders free treatment for victims

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has mandated government hospitals to provide free treatment to the people that sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja.

This was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, on Saturday in Abuja.

DAILY POST recalls that at least 10 people, including children died, while 10 others sustained injuries to the stampede on Saturday during the distribution of food items to less privileged and the elderly by a Catholic church in the Maitama Area of Abuja.

According to Wike, the FCT Administration would ensure that the injured received adequate medical attention.

He sympathized with the victims and directed that henceforth, police permission should be obtained by individuals or organizations planning public distribution of palliatives, either food items or cash.

While describing the incident as painful, the Minister prayed for the repose of the souls of the lives that were lost and fortitude for their families to bear the irreparable loss.

He applauded the police and other security agencies for their prompt intervention.

“The promptness in which security agencies responded to the incident was commendable,” he said.

Abuja stampede: Wike orders free treatment for victims

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
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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

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A governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Mr John Nwosu, has said that the new Anambra Homeland Security Law is susceptible to abuse by private security operatives. In a press statement made available to journalists on Sunday, Nwosu described the law as largely good but criticized the delay in its enactment and
Anambra: Soludo’s new security law is good, but susceptible to abuse – John Nwosu

A governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Mr John Nwosu, has said that the new Anambra Homeland Security Law is susceptible to abuse by private security operatives.

In a press statement made available to journalists on Sunday, Nwosu described the law as largely good but criticized the delay in its enactment and the reluctance of the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to acknowledge that protecting and securing lives and property in Anambra is the primary responsibility of the government.

He said: “The Soludo administration continues to exhibit its cluelessness in matters of governance. We hope that the implementation of this law will not overreach, thus further compounding a deeply troubling security situation in the state.

“As belated as the Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025 is, it is salutary and points in the right direction, but only if faithfully implemented and certain oblique provisions of the law are not abused.

“The greater danger lies in the functions that may be arrogated to private security companies and relevant government agencies to enhance security operations, even with the guardrail checks provided.”

Nwosu further noted: “It boggles the mind, however, that in passing the law, the ANSG (Anambra State Government) did not acknowledge and accept its primary constitutional ‘responsibility to protect’ Anambra State citizens and residents. Such an oversight is telling and unfurls the prevailing didactic leadership mindset.”

He argued that a fundamental flaw in the law is that the state government appears to abdicate its responsibility, instead shifting it to local government leaders, community leaders, and traditional rulers.

“The implicit and explicit lack of reference or acknowledgment of government’s functions in this regard, coupled with the fact that most tasks under the law devolve on local governments, traditional rulers, municipalities, communities, and private security companies, is rather troubling. Talk of passing the buck!

“The prevailing crisis of wanton brutality and dehumanization being meted out by private companies acting as agents of the ANSG in the tax collection and waste management sectors should have informed the need for better clarity in defining the role of armed private security companies.

“In governance, language matters. There is a vast difference between the state ‘recognizing the critical need’ and ‘acknowledging its constitutional role’ or acting ‘in keeping with its constitutional responsibility,’” he said.

Anambra: Soludo’s new security law is good, but susceptible to abuse – John Nwosu