SECURITY TASK FORCE IMPOUNDS OVER 280 VEHICLES FOR AIDING CRIMES IN ABUJA
By: Wisdom Acka
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Taskforce, has impounded more than 280 vehicles, motorcycles and tricycles for involvement in criminal activities in Abuja.
Director, Department of Security Services FCT Administration Adamu Gwary who disclosed this on Monday, 14th July, 2025, added that more than 40 vehicles have also been impounded for traffic and registration offences.
Gwary who was represented Dr. Peter Olumujion, explained that the number of vehicles impounded represents the whole figure recorded during Operation Sweep Abuja’s four-day exercise.
His words: “All these things will help to checkmate crime rates within the FCT, which the residents have been clamoring for. And they are happy that this operation has started, and is yielding positive results in the territory.
“Everybody knows that FCT is the safest place you can reside in Nigeria as of today. And that has made so many people to migrate into the territory. This also has its own negative implications because the infrastructure has been overstretched.
“People with questionable characters have also been able to come into the capital. And that is why anywhere around the world there is always this continuous mop-up exercise to keep the city clean.”
The Director also revealed: “For the traffic offences, we have over 40 vehicles that have been impounded. We also have those that have violated the registration. Those that are running commercial but they are not painted, the VIO have also been able to apprehend some.
“The commercial motorcycles that have also been aiding criminal elements through route violation, we have impounded over 200 of that. And the tricycle which is popularly called Keke Napep, we have over 40 that have been impounded by the traffic agencies.
“All those who are found wanting, the police is also going to prosecute them accordingly. And that is why it is a multi-agency anti-crime squad.”
According to him, Operation Sweep Abuja is a multi-agency anti-crime initiative of the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, formed to tackle crimes and similar vices in the whole of FCT.
