From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, has ordered Divisional Police Officers(DPOs), to carry out raid on all uncompleted buildings, suspected criminal hideouts and intensify patrols within their jurisdictions.
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The directive, which is with immediate effect, according to Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, is part of the strategy of the command proactive measures to prevent criminals from using abandoned or ongoing construction sites as hideouts or operational bases.
It has therefore urged property developers to visit the nearest police divisions and ensure their security personnel, artisans, and labourers sleeping at active construction sites are properly documented and profiled before the end of October 2025.
Adeh, in a statement issued in Abuja, advised said “CP Ajao further ordered that DPOs must conduct regular patrols of such locations and arrest any unidentified persons found on-site after 6:00 p.m. Additionally, the Commissioner reiterated that scavenging activities (popularly known as “Baban Bola”) remain strictly prohibited within the FCT. Residents are advised to report any scavengers or suspicious persons sighted around their neighbourhoods immediately to the police.
“Emphasizing that security is a collective responsibility, CP Adewale called on residents, estate associations, and community leaders to cooperate fully with the police by reporting suspicious movements in their areas, ensuring that all security guards and domestic staff are properly profiled by the police, and avoiding the harbouring of unknown persons within residential premises.
“Members of the public are encouraged to report suspicious activity through the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938.”
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