FCTA moves operation sweep into Abuja’s suburbs, targets illegal settlements

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expanded its renewed Operation Sweep beyond Abuja’s central districts, launching enforcement actions in satellite communities to remove illegal settlements and uncompleted buildings alleged to shelter criminals.
Secretary of the FCTA Command and Control Centre, Peter Olumuji, said the campaign has shifted focus to “black spots” on the outskirts after receiving intelligence linking those areas to rising criminality. The enforcement team visited Wassa on Friday as part of the suburban sweep.
“We have received a lot of intelligence reports about crime and criminality in these areas. Some of these loc...