The minister, who spoke to newsmen shortly after the meeting of the comiittee at the conference chambers of the FCT, also mandated the committee to strengthen joint patrols and undertake other measures designed to curb these negative developments.
The Minister assured that all areas identified to be harbouring criminal elements, especially around the Mogadishu Cantonment in Asokoro, Kugbo and other flash points in the Territory, would be evacuated.
He promised that the Administration would precede all evacuations efforts with enough notices, publicity and stakeholder engagements as well as adopt the multi-stakeholder approach to checking these menaces.
The Committee noted that even though FCT has remained largely peaceful, the increase in small crimes has remained a source of worry even as the ministry assured that it is working hard to eliminate them.
The Minister expressed the gratitude of the Administration to all the security agencies as well as the FCT residents for their support and contributions to the maintenance of peace in the FCT.
Meanwhile, the minister, in his Easter message, asked the residents, especially Christians, to use the occasion to rededicate themselves to the virtues of love and service to the fatherland.
He said that the season offers the residents an opportunity to reflect on the life and teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ, as a pathway for peaceful coexistence and service to humanity.
He underscored the ideals of national unity and oneness on which the FCT was founded and urged residents to strive to demonstrate these values in their interaction with one another.
