{"id":76097,"date":"2025-10-06T00:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=76097"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:48:21","slug":"abuja-youth-forum-urges-stronger-security-amid-rising-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/10\/06\/abuja-youth-forum-urges-stronger-security-amid-rising-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuja Youth Forum Urges Stronger Security Amid Rising Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Huldah Shado<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Abuja Youth Forum has called on authorities to intensify security measures across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following a string of violent attacks that have unsettled residents in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the group\u2019s president, Comrade Ayuba Danladi, expressed deep concern over the growing insecurity in the city, citing the recent killing of Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, a former chairman of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), FCT Chapter, who was abducted alongside his three children in Kubwa. While Dr. Ogbu was later found dead, his children remain missing.<\/p>\n<p>The forum also condemned the killing of Arise News broadcaster, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who was reportedly murdered during a robbery at her Katampe residence last week.<\/p>\n<p>Danladi said the tragedies underscored the urgent need for authorities to prioritise public safety and protect law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that reports of car snatching, house break-ins, and vandalism of public infrastructure were becoming increasingly common, creating fear and uncertainty among residents of the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>The forum urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and security agencies to step up operations and strengthen community engagement in tackling crime.<\/p>\n<p>Danladi emphasised that greater collaboration among community leaders, youth groups, religious organisations, and traditional rulers would yield more effective results in restoring peace.<\/p>\n<p>He also advocated for community-driven policing, improved communication between law enforcement agencies and residents, and quicker response to distress calls as essential strategies for reducing crime and protecting lives and property.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming its commitment to civic responsibility, the Abuja Youth Forum pledged continued partnership with security agencies and relevant stakeholders to help safeguard communities and promote lasting peace across the FCT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Huldah Shado The Abuja Youth Forum has called on authorities to intensify security measures across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following a string of violent attacks that have unsettled residents in recent weeks. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the group\u2019s president, Comrade Ayuba Danladi, expressed deep concern over the growing insecurity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":76098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76097","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=76097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76099,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76097\/revisions\/76099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}