{"id":15548,"date":"2019-09-17T14:28:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=15548"},"modified":"2019-09-17T14:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:28:41","slug":"police-react-to-alleged-invasion-of-abuja-by-kidnappers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-react-to-alleged-invasion-of-abuja-by-kidnappers","title":{"rendered":"Police react to alleged invasion of Abuja by kidnappers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the recent speculation on social media of the increase in crime rates within the FCT, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, on Monday confirmed that the Federal Capital Territory is safe, secure and not under any form of siege.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released on the official Twitter account of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday, Adamu made this confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>He further urged all law-abiding citizens and visitors alike to go about their lawful endeavours without any fear or apprehension.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cThis assertion comes against the backdrop of recent speculations in some sections of the media, particularly the Social Media, of an upsurge in crime rate within and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike other climes across the World, the country has its security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA comprehensive analysis of crime statistics on major cities across the world would reveal that Abuja has one of the lowest crime rates and remains indisputably one of the safest capital cities in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Capital Territory Police Command has a robust anti-crime architecture which is continually rejigged to effectively tackle prevailing and emerging crimes\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoin all law-abiding citizens and visitors alike to go about their lawful endeavours without any fear or apprehension.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the recent speculation on social media of the increase in crime rates within the FCT, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, on Monday confirmed that the Federal Capital Territory is safe, secure and not under any form of siege. 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