FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that any kidnapper who is arrested by the security forces will not be granted bail.
Wike gave the directive during a security town hall at Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), in Abuja on Friday, January 26.
Wike, who expressed displeasure over the rate of insecurity in the FCT, further mandated the chairmen of the six Area Councils of the FCT to hold mandatory monthly security meetings to improve the security situation in their respective area councils.
The minister also asked be notified if any chairmen failed to hold the monthly security meeting.
According to him, any council chairman that does not hold monthly council security meetings is a threat to the security of the council.
“Gone are the days when kidnappers will be granted bail. I will not allow it again. We will ensure that the kidnapper is punished. How will a kidnapper be granted bail,” Wike queried.
“Therefore, I will be calling meetings of all traditional leaders, meeting with all council chairmen and meeting with all security agencies.
“If there is no monthly meeting held in terms of security meeting in the councils, I should be aware, and I will hold that chairman responsible for any security bridge.
“If you do your job, I do my job, traditional leaders do their own job, and security agencies do their own job, we won’t have problems.
“But if I don’t do your own part, I don’t do my own part, he does not do his own part, then we are bound to have security problems.”
He assured Abuja residents that the government would provide everything that security agencies require to help them to perform their duties.
