N3.6 billion has been authorized by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to build three police divisional headquarters and staff quarters in the Kwali, Gwagwalada, and Kuje Area Councils.
This was said in Abuja on Thursday by Mr. Adamu Gwary, Director of FCTA’s Security Services Department, who was briefing reporters on the results of the first FCT Executive Committee meeting of 2025.
Gwary, a fellow of the Nigerian Defence College, stated that the move aimed to enhance security infrastructure across the FCT.
He noted that Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, had emphasized in September 2024 the importance of bringing security closer to the people, especially those living in rural and satellite towns.
Additionally, the minister oversaw the construction of two police divisional headquarters in each of the six area councils, among other essential infrastructure projects.
Gwary clarified that nine district headquarters were almost finished and had already received approval.
Nine were accepted at the time, and three more have since been proposed and accepted, bringing the total number of divisional headquarters in each of the six area councils to two.
This is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which guarantees FCT citizens adequate, effective, and efficient security.
He added that this assistance satisfies the FCT minister’s pledge to enhance security in the city, satellite towns, and area councils after his 2024 visit to the six area councils.
Gwary assured that security support would continue and noted that the Wike-led FCTA had made significant progress in tackling crime in the FCT.
He emphasized the FCTA’s commitment to further decreasing crime and said that the territory’s insecurity indicators were on the decline. He called on security services to step up their efforts to make sure the minister’s backing has the intended effect.
The FCT Executive Committee meeting was the first in 2025 and the 12th during the Wike-led administration, according to earlier statements made by Mr. Chidi Amadi, the Minister’s chief of staff.
Twelve memos were submitted at the meeting, according to Amadi, some of which were withdrawn, some of which were revised for a future presentation, and some of which were stepped down.
He further mentioned that six memos pertaining to the provision of essential infrastructure in the FCT were authorized by the committee.