Eject prostitutes from Abuja streets, Senate tells police

The Senate, on Thursday, said it has given an order to the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to evacuate street beggars, sex workers and the destitute from the streets of the Federal Capital Territory.



The upper chamber of the National Assembly also said it had reached an agreement with commercial banks operating in the Federal Capital Territory on the cleaning and maintenance of roads in the Abuja metropolis.

Melaye said the committee, last week, summoned the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command; and the Commandant of the NSCDC, FCT Command, because the Senate was “appalled by the security situation in Abuja.”

Melaye stated that if corporate organisations were in charge of the maintenance of public facilities, it would be better done because the name of the companies and their brands would be at stake.

“And we are also going to save a lot for government, which can now be used for other developmental purposes,” he said.

Melaye added, “Last week, the Committee on FCT summoned the managing directors of all the banks operating in the federal capital city and 15 banks attended. The essence of that meeting was to correct the problems associated with environmental sanitation of the federal capital city.”

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