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 FCT.
The operation, conducted by a joint task force comprising the police, military, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and other paramilitary agencies, targeted four major areas: the City Centre, the Airport Road, the Kubwa-Gwarinpa area, and the Asokoro-Nyanya-Karu corridor.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, described the clampdown as a “national assignment,” directing officers to enforce the mandate with professionalism and resolve.
