Wike to kidnappers: Your time is up, many informants arrested

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has announced the arrest of some informants working for kidnappers who had for some weeks launched daring attacks on some parts of the territory.

Wike, who disclosed this yesterday during a town hall meeting with various stakeholders and residents in Gwagwalada town, Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory, also declared a time up for kidnappers and their informants, vowing to go after them.

He said security is one thing the president promised Nigerians because his job is to protect lives and property. “If we can’t protect lives and property, then we have no reason to be in government.”

“The president has asked me to assure you that he will not abandon you. So, all these criminals, be ready.

Your time is up. You know if I say I will do something, I will do it. And now that I am here today, if you know you are an informant or even one of the criminals, the end has come for you. I and security agencies will follow you to the point that you won’t enter Gwagwalada again,” he said.

“Some of the people giving them information, we have arrested them. If they haven’t arrested you, it doesn’t mean that we won’t arrest you tomorrow or even before we leave this place.”

Responding to requests for more police divisions in the council, the minister told the representative of the Police commissioner to work out the modalities.

Earlier, Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Alhaji Abubakar Jibrin Giri, had said the council had not suffered many attacks since last year, but requested for more police divisions.