TERROR ALERT: Measures in place to safeguard lives, FCTA assures residents

The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) has called on residents to remain calm as security agencies are working to sustain law and order in the nation’s capital.

This follows the alert issued by the United States over the risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, especially in the FCT.

The alert said terrorists may target government buildings, places of worship, schools and markets.

On Monday, the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada also updated the terrorism alerts to their citizens in Nigeria.

In a statement, however, Muhammad Sule, director of information and communication of the FCTA, assured residents that all necessary arrangements have been made to safeguard lives and property.

“As part of proactive measures, the minister of the federal capital territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, convened an emergency security meeting where issues concerning the security alert given by some embassies in Abuja to their citizens were exhaustively discussed and measures taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach,” he said.

“The minister, during the meeting, charged the security agencies to do all within their powers to protect FCT residents from being harmed by criminals and other unscrupulous elements.

“The administration has not authorised the closure of any school; accordingly, the schools that have closed should, therefore, reopen forthwith.”

Sule said the FCT minister restated his advice to residents to cooperate at all times with the security agencies by volunteering useful and timely information that would assist in nipping any form of criminality in the bud.

He further asked residents and visitors to the FCT to go about their legitimate businesses as all the security agencies have been fully mobilised to checkmate any form of intrusion into the territory.