Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, held a meeting with heads of security agencies in Abuja.
Those in attendance include chairpersons of the area councils.
There has been a spike in kidnappings in the FCT since December 2023.
According to Olusegun Dada, special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on social media, Wike has directed the area council chairpersons to “enhance their efforts” and address the security challenges in the city.
The meeting comes in the wake of escalating insecurity and kidnappings in the nation’s capital.
On January 5, gunmen raided a community in the Bwari area council of Abuja and abducted scores of people, including a family of six sisters.
On Sunday, the abductors killed Nabeeha, one of the six sisters, purportedly as a warning to the family for failing to pay the ransom of N60 million.
