By Francis Ekeh

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).  Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has enjoined the new Assistant Inspector General of Polkce (AIGP) in charge of Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, Kayode Egbetokun to ensure he continues the fight against crime and criminality in the nation’s capital.

The Minister made this charge when he received a delegation  of senior police officers from the zone led by the AIG on a courtesy visit to the Federal Capital Territory Administration  (FCTA) on Wednesday

Noting that a lot of progress has been made in the fight against serious crime, such as kidnapping especially in the rural areas of the FCT with the arrest of kidnappers as, well as their financiers and supporters, he said that it .has led to the rescue of many victims, even as he urged the AIG to ensure that the progress recorded continues.
Informing that the relationship between the FCTA and the Police Zonal Command is a very long symbiotic partnership in which the FCTA will continue to provide the needed support and requirement to the police, to enable them effectively carry out their responsibilities, which according to him will ultimately augur well for the country and send out the right signals to the international communities Muhammad Musa Bello  urged the new AIGP to work hard in his new post, just as he wished him the best, saying that serving in the FCT has a lot of advantages.

Earlier, AIGP Kayode Egbetokun said that the primary purpose of his visit to the FCTA was to express his appreciation to the FCT Minister for his commitment to ensuring security in the FCT and for the support granted to Zone 7 and FCT Police Command, especially for the operational vehicles given to the police in 2022.
Reiterating the commitment of the Zonal Command to ensuring security of the FCT, AIG Egebtokun said “We are improving on our deployment every day. We are doing our best and working so hard to ensure that there is efficient utilization of resources available at our disposal. We are constantly reviewing and reassessing our anti-crime strategies with a view to evolving new strategies that will meet evolving challenges. We are committed to the training of our officers and men to ensure that they are sensitive to the rule of law and that they are committed to protection of human rights.”

Also present at the courtesy visit were the FCT Commissioner of Police, Idris Abubakar Sadiq, the Chief of Staff to the Minister, Malam Bashir Mai-Bornu, the SSA on security to the Minister, Amb. Salihu Mohammed, Director Department of Security Services, FCTA Mr Adamu Gwary and other senior officials of the FCTA and the Nigeria Police Force.