The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has issued a stern warning to miscreants causing unrest in the nation’s capital to voluntarily return to their respective states of origin or face repatriation.
Sanusi gave the warning on Saturday while parading over 300 suspects arrested at various flashpoints, including uncompleted buildings across the Federal Capital Territory.
The CP revealed that some of the suspects disguised themselves as scavengers and allegedly snatched phones and handbags from unsuspecting residents by breaking into parked vehicles.
According to the CP, the miscreants, who have no identifiable means of livelihood, illegally occupy uncompleted buildings across the capital city.
He said, “If you don’t have a place to stay in FCT, go back to where you are coming from. We will not tolerate people in the presence of searching for livelihood to be committing crimes by snatching phones, breaking into people’s vehicles when parked.
“We won’t tolerate or accommodate people who have no business being in Abuja. Those who have no identifiable means of livelihood, we have arrested many of them.
“They will be screened, then those that need to be repatriated back to their states of origin will be repatriated.
“Uncompleted buildings are not meant to harbour criminals. The fact that the buildings are uncompleted does not mean that the owners are the ones housing them. Most of the miscreants are illegal occupants.”
The CP said while some of the arrested suspects would be repatriated upon completion of the screening, some of them would be charged to court.
“Those that need to be charged to court will be charged, but until then, they will remain in custody,” he said.
Sanusi vowed that the operation to rid the FCT of crime would be sustained, stating that it is an everyday exercise.
“We are going to continue to raid hideouts, we are going to continue to raid scavenger points, especially those in incomplete buildings.
“We have been mandated by the Inspector General of Police to ensure that we bring this down as much as possible. The raid is going to be an everyday thing,” he added.
