The aftermath of a terrorist attack in Abuja, FCTA has called for calm.
This is according to a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Director of Information and Communication, FCT, Malam Muhammad Sule.
Sule assured FCT residents that all necessary precautions had been taken to protect lives and property.
” As part of proactive measures, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, convened an emergency security meeting where issues concerning the security alert given by some embassies in Abuja, to their citizens were exhaustively discussed and measures taken to sustain the current state of security and prevent any breach.
” The minister during the meeting, charged the security agencies to do all within their powers to protect FCT residents from being harmed by criminals and other unscrupulous elements.
” The Administration has not authorized the closure of any school; accordingly, the schools that have closed should, therefore, reopen forthwith.”
Sule stated that the FCT Minister reiterated his advice to residents to always cooperate with security agencies by volunteering useful and timely information that would aid in preventing any form of criminality.
As a result, he urged residents and visitors to the territory to go about their legitimate business, noting that all security agencies were fully mobilized to thwart any form of intrusion into the FCT.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the United States Mission in Nigeria issued a security alert on Sunday regarding the risk of terror attacks, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The alert read, “There is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. Targets may include, but are not limited to, government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars, restaurants, athletic gatherings, transport terminals, law enforcement facilities, and international organisations.”
