{"id":70090,"date":"2025-07-09T13:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=70090"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:56:27","slug":"fcta-cracks-down-on-begging-scavenging-and-crime-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/09\/fcta-cracks-down-on-begging-scavenging-and-crime-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"FCTA Cracks Down on Begging, Scavenging, and Crime in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Anifowoshe Oladipupo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has launched a major crackdown on street beggars, scavengers, illegal traders, and criminal elements in Abuja, in a renewed effort to restore order and security in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the initiative on Wednesday, Mr. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, said the operation-dubbed Operation Sweep Abuja, reflects the minister\u2019s zero-tolerance stance on urban nuisance and insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>According to Olayinka, the move targets not only visible social vices but also criminal operations such as the notorious &#8220;one-chance&#8221; syndicates; criminals who pose as transport operators to rob unsuspecting passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis aggressive clean-up aligns with the Abuja Environmental Protection Act and other relevant laws,\u201d Olayinka stated. \u201cAbuja should be a symbol of pride, not a haven for street beggars and scavengers, many of whom serve as fronts for criminal activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To enforce the directive, a Joint Task Force comprising security agencies and relevant FCT departments has been deployed across the city and satellite towns.<\/p>\n<p>Offenders will be arrested, profiled, and repatriated to their states of origin as part of a coordinated inter-state response.<\/p>\n<p>Olayinka urged residents to support the initiative by reporting suspicious activities, emphasizing that the safety of lives and property remains a top priority.<\/p>\n<p>The public is encouraged to call 08061581938 or 08032003913 for emergency reports.<\/p>\n<p>Under Minister Wike\u2019s leadership, the FCTA says it is determined to transform Abuja into a model capital of security, order, and dignity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anifowoshe Oladipupo The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has launched a major crackdown on street beggars, scavengers, illegal traders, and criminal elements in Abuja, in a renewed effort to restore order and security in the nation\u2019s capital. Announcing the initiative on Wednesday, Mr. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":70091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-70090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70092,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70090\/revisions\/70092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}