Amidst ‘worsening’ insecurity in Abuja, police assure of safety

The police in Abuja have released the statement below assuring
residents of the Nigerian capital of their safety.

The statement came as residents shared messages of kidnappings
in the capital.

The police, however, said one of those recently kidnapped has
been released while efforts are on to release another.

Read the full police statement below.

Abuja Police Rescue Baze Lecturer, Say FCT Not
Under-Siege of Kidnappers
… Reassures Residents of Commitment to Fight Crime

The FCT Police Command wishes to reassure the public that the
Federal Capital Territory is safe and the Police has reinvigorated
its crime-fighting strategy to ensure the protection of lives and
property in FCT.

It is pertinent to inform the public that the Police has
successfully rescued the Baze University lecturer who was kidnapped
on 8th September, 2019.

The Command wants to also inform the public that it has
commenced a discreet investigation into an unfortunate kidnap case
which occurred at Asokoro on Saturday 14th September, 2019. The
Police are currently making concerted effort to rescue the
victim.

Contrary to speculations on social media about an upsurge in
this crime, the Command wishes to correct the notion and inform the
public that the aforementioned were the only cases reported to the
police, and efforts are being intensified to arrest the suspects
behind the crime.

The Command wants to reaffirm its commitment to the protect
lives and property by deploying proactive security measures that
will nip this crime in the bud.

DSP Anjuguri Manzah

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