{"id":174357,"date":"2025-08-14T21:32:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo"},"modified":"2025-08-14T22:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:47:53","slug":"fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo","title":{"rendered":"FCTA Demolishes Criminal Hideouts in Apo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) task force has demolished suspected criminal hideouts in the Apo Cadastral Zone District, following intelligence reports that identified the area as a major security threat contributing to increasing crime in Apo and surrounding communities.<\/p>\n<p>Director of the FCTA Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, said the location had long been recognised as one of the city\u2019s most notorious dark spots.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that this operation was part of the ongoing city-wide sanitation exercise aimed at ridding Abuja of criminal elements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis place has been identified as one of the notorious dark spots. I recall efforts were made in the past, but this time around, we came in to do a total clearance,\u201d Galadima said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are credible and verifiable security and intelligence reports about these locations, including instances where some people were even killed around this place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that the demolition was necessary to dismantle the criminal base permanently. \u201cFor the fact that this place was identified as a dark spot, it\u2019s enough for this exercise to continue. Unlike before, when we just pushed shanties, this time we will remove everything and even fence the place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Galadima hinted at a new strategy to prevent criminals from regrouping at reclaimed sites, without giving full details. \u201cWe have applied many options, but this time, we are going to devise a new strategy. By the time we take action, you will see it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of FCTA Security Department, Adamu Gwary, represented by Dr Peter Olumuji, confirmed that the location had been a persistent concern for security agencies. He said residents had repeatedly reported criminal operations in the area, ranging from drug trafficking in violent crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have issues like illicit drugs peddling and sales here, as well as armed robbery and housebreaking,\u201d Olumuji said. He recalled a recent incident in which over 50 armed robbers launched an attack on residents, which was foiled by the swift intervention of the FCT Police Command and other security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the demolition aligned with the FCTA\u2019s wider security strategy to dismantle criminal enclaves and restore law and order in high-risk areas across the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, officers of the Apo Division of the FCT Police Command who monitored the demolition commended the move, describing it as a decisive step toward improving safety in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Although not authorised to speak officially, some officers affirmed that clearing the site would bring significant relief to residents who had endured years of criminal activities in the vicinity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) task force has demolished suspected criminal hideouts in the Apo Cadastral Zone District, following intelligence reports that identified the area as a major security threat contributing to increasing crime in Apo and surrounding communities. Director of the FCTA Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, said the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":174355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254,454],"class_list":["post-174357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria","tag-wike"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FCTA Demolishes Criminal Hideouts in Apo - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) task force has demolished suspected criminal hideouts in the Apo Cad ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FCTA Demolishes Criminal Hideouts in Apo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) task force has demolished suspected criminal hideouts in the Apo Cad ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-14T20:32:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-14T21:47:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755195608.650664.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"FCTA Demolishes Criminal Hideouts in Apo\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-14T20:32:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-14T21:47:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo\"},\"wordCount\":442,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755195608.650664.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Wike\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fcta-demolishes-criminal-hideouts-in-apo\",\"name\":\"FCTA Demolishes Criminal Hideouts in Apo - 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