{"id":107827,"date":"2024-01-21T10:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T09:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kidnapping-460m-chinese-loan-for-cctv-in-fct-total-failure-shehu-sani"},"modified":"2024-01-21T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T12:44:19","slug":"kidnapping-460m-chinese-loan-for-cctv-in-fct-total-failure-shehu-sani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kidnapping-460m-chinese-loan-for-cctv-in-fct-total-failure-shehu-sani","title":{"rendered":"Kidnapping: $460m Chinese loan for CCTV in FCT total failure \u2013 Shehu Sani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has bemoaned the failure of the federal government, particularly the previous administration to utilize the $460 million borrowed from China for the installation of CCTV cameras in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The former federal lawmaker was reacting to the recent surge in the activities of bandits who have been on a rampage in the territory, killing and kidnapping citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian government in 2010, obtained a $460 million loan from the China-EXIM bank for the installation of the Closed-Circuit Television cameras in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The contract was awarded to a Chinese firm, ZTE Communications in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The then Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, had led a delegation to Beijing, China, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the deal with the Chinese company.<\/p>\n<p>About 14 years later, the project is yet to be executed as the nation\u2019s capital continues to grapple with a worsening security crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his official X handle on Sunday, Shehu Sani lamented that the \u201cmoney and the cameras\u201d were kidnapped by the previous governments.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cNigeria\u2019s capital is experiencing an upsurge in cases of kidnappings; this is the same city that the previous federal government secured a $460 million Chinese loan for the installation of CCTV cameras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth the money and the Cameras have since been kidnapped by elements of the past Governments\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives, in October 2019, vowed to probe the borrowed fund.<\/p>\n<p>The then House Committee on Finance asked why the CCTV cameras were not working years after the loan was obtained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has bemoaned the failure of the federal government, particularly the previous administration to utilize the $460 million borrowed from China for the installation of CCTV cameras in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. 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