US EditionAbuja: FCTA Starts Crackdown on Scavengers, 'One-Chance' Fraudsters, Street Beggars
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA, JUL 8 – Miss Freda Arnong was attacked by robbers demanding access to her phone and bank app during a taxi ride, highlighting rising insecurity in Abuja's Federal Capital Territory.
- On July 9, the Federal Capital Territory Administration initiated Operation Sweep Abuja to clear the city and its surrounding areas of individuals involved in begging, informal vending, scavenging, and other undesirable activities.
- This initiative followed a November 2024 suit by lawyer Abba Hikima seeking protection for vulnerable persons, which the Federal High Court dismissed as lacking merit on July 10.
- By July 10, officials arrested 210 people—including 80 men, 58 women, and 72 children—from areas like Garki, Asokoro, Wuse, Kubwa, and Gwarimpa, with children being profiled in a rehabilitation centre for repatriation.
- Judge James Omotosho stated that begging is not legally protected and lacks dignity, emphasizing the importance of hard work, while the Federal Capital Territory Minister highlighted efforts to improve urban cleanliness and ensure public safety.
- The crackdown aims to improve security and aesthetics in Abuja, continuing with profiling and repatriating arrested individuals to their states to protect residents and public order.
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Court validates Wike, FCT’s crackdown on scavengers, beggars in Abuja
The judge ruled that the suit filed by a lawyer seeking protection for scavengers, beggars and roadside petty traders could turn the FCT into “a haven of all sorts of unwanted and unwholesome activities.” The post Court validates Wike, FCT’s crackdown on scavengers, beggars in Abuja appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
One-chance operators, scavengers nabbed as Abuja authorities begin mass clean-up
In a major operation aimed at restoring order and safety in the capital, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested 210 individuals, including street beggars, traders, scavengers, and suspected criminals, as part of a new city-wide clean-up effort known as Operation Sweep Abuja. The Acting Director of Social Welfare at the Social Development Secretariat, Mrs Gloria Onwuka, disclosed the development on Thursday, July 10, con…
Abuja: FCTA starts crackdown on scavengers, 'one-chance' fraudsters, street beggars
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, directed that Abuja and its satellite towns be completely rid of street beggars, traders, “one chance” syndicates, scavengers, miscreants, and other social nuisances. Wike’s directive was conveyed in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. According to the statement, the initiative, codenamed “Operat…
How Ghanaian commission official died after encounter with 'one chance' robbers in Abuja - Daily Trust
Miss Freda Arnong, a staff member of the Ghanaian High Commission in Nigeria, has lost her life after an encounter with “One Chance” robbers in Abuja. The lady, who lost her life at the National Hospital, Abuja, had boarded a vehicle allegedly operated by robber. A security source told our reporter that Arnong boarded a commercial taxi cab at Transcorp junction last week. Four unidentified men were said to be in the vehicle. He said the taxi dri…
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