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The
Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has defended its decision to
impound vehicles with tinted glass permits, insisting that many of the
documents in circulation are forged and often linked to criminal activities.
Director of Security in the FCTA, Adamu Gwary,
made the clarification on Monday during the ongoing Citywide Sanitation Operation.
Represented by the Director of the Command and
Control Unit, Dr. Peter Olumuji, the official explained that despite the
directive of the Inspector General of Police IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, which set
October 2025 as the start date for nationwide enforcement, Abuja could not
afford to wait because of rising security concerns.
He stressed that several of the vehicles seized
during the operation were discovered to have fake permits, adding that such
cars were frequently used in “one-chance” or taxi robberies and other crimes
within the capital.
The citywide exercise also targeted illegal
shanties, with over 1,000 makeshift structures demolished in Bunkoro District,
near Mab Global Estate in the Gwarinpa area.
Speaking during the demolition, the FCTA
Director of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, explained that the clearance
was part of ongoing efforts to improve security and restore order along the
Ring Road 3 corridor.
He noted that while indigenous settlements were
spared pending consultations with the Resettlement and Compensation Department,
other illegal structures had to be removed because they harboured squatters and
persons of questionable characters.
According to him, the cleared area is part of
the route for the ongoing N16 road project, making it important to keep it free
of encroachments.
Both Gwary and Galadima assured residents that
the joint clearance and enforcement operations would be sustained across the
territory to protect lives and property, enhance the city’s aesthetics and
reduce criminal hideouts.