FCTA DELIVERS MODERN SABURI, USHAFA POLICE STATIONS, 10 OTHERS NEAR NOVEMBER DEADLINE
By Wisdom Acka and Gift Olumuji
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has completed two modern Divisional Police Headquarters and residential staff quarters in Ushafa and Saburi communities in Bwari and Abuja Municipal Area Councils, as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate security blind spots in fringe and rural communities.
Director of the FCTA Department of Security Services, Adamu Gwary, disclosed this during a site visit on Wednesday, 30 September, 2026, stating that the Ushafa and Saburi facilities are 100 per cent complete and ready for official handover.
He added that 10 other divisional headquarters across the six Area Councils are over 90 per cent complete, with contractors working under a directive from the FCT Minister, HE. Nyesom Wike, to wrap up all works before the end of November.
Each newly constructed Divisional Headquarters features a fully equipped ground floor housing a central counter, detention facilities, and separate cells for male and female suspects.
Gwary, however, noted that a technical team from the Federal Capital Development Authority’s Public Building Department will join the contractors to verify all specifications against the Bill of Quantities before the official handover is finalized.
He disclosed that the upper floor contains eight fully furnished administrative offices, including an executive office for the Divisional Police Officer.
The Director added: “To enhance rapid response times and ensure personnel presence, the complex includes a three-storey residential block with six fully furnished two-bedroom ensuite flats for officers.”
Gwary pointed out that the strategic placement of stations, such as the Ushafa facility and another located near the FCT-Nasarawa border in Igbu, will secure satellite communities while fortifying the territory’s external borders.
Reflecting on security progress since 2023, Gwary reported a measurable reduction in reported kidnappings and heinous crimes across the FCT.
He attributed the decline to expanded physical infrastructure, enhanced logistics support, and strict enforcement against internal collaborators.
Reiterating the minister’s firm stance, he cautioned informants supplying intelligence to criminals that they will face the same severe legal consequences as kidnappers themselves, while urging residents to continue providing timely information to security agencies.
The Director further disclosed that the FCTA is aggressively expanding its tech-driven surveillance capabilities, including an advanced technology managed from the Force Headquarters control room that currently monitors the Airport-to-Villa corridor, with plans underway to expand the coverage to other key high-risk corridors alongside the deployment of aerial surveillance assets for rugged terrains.
Speaking on site delivery, the Site Engineer for the Ushafa project, Kabir Muhammed, expressed appreciation to the minister for the opportunity, stating that his team worked closely with project monitoring and evaluation teams to deliver the facility within schedule.
Abuja Digest recalls that the projects are part of a broader security initiative resulting from town hall meetings conducted by the Minister during the peak of security challenges in 2023.
We also recall that at the time, the Minister promised residents that security infrastructure would be decentralized away from the city centre to strengthen border security and tackle cross-border criminality and kidnapping.
