The Minister of Federal Capital Territory ,FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has shown appreciation a vigilante group in Kwali Area Council who succeeded in rescuing four kidnapped victims on Tuesday.
Woke rewarded the group with an operational vehicle and an undisclosed amount of money to boost the morale of the vigilante members for their efforts.
The rescued victims were presented to the minister at Kaita Gembu, a community in Kwali, as he visited the area to inspect an ongoing road project, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.
Woke thanked members of the vigilante group for the display of bravery and courage in the discharge of their responsibility to the community, explaining that the operational vehicle and the undisclosed amount of cash gift was to encourage them to do more in tackling insecurity in their communities.
He urged residents of the FCT to work with the FCT Administration to ensure that criminal elements and their evil activities are eliminated in the federal capital.
Wike explained that the rural road projects across the six area councils of the FCT were part of President Bola Tinubu’s efforts towards boosting economic activities in rural areas.
“We have said before, that Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” is not just for the city, it is also for the rural areas.
“While providing infrastructure in the city, we must also provide the same infrastructure in the rural areas.
“There are no roads for people to go to their various farms; there are no roads for people to go to their houses in their villages. The current administration is addressing this challenge.
“Today, this is the second road we are visiting as far as Kwali Area Council is concerned. Where we are standing now is the 11-kilometre road, and you can imagine the impact the road will have when it is completed in December this year.
“Where we are coming from is a 25km road and look how happy the people are. That’s the renewed hope, and that is why we are saying that people should be patient with the government.”
He appealed to the residents to support ongoing efforts by the federal government to improve the livelihood of rural dwellers rather than supporting the Aug. 1 planned protest.
Woke urged leaders at all levels within the communities to avoid individuals parading themselves as anti-government protesters but have the intention to unleash mayhem.
He said: “While the government is doing everything to reduce the level of hunger, the government is also providing basic infrastructure that will improve the economy of our country.
“If you come to the FCT, you will appreciate the fact that government is working. If FCT is working, why are you telling its residents to come and protest?
“No right-thinking government will fold its arms and allow people to come and cause mayhem, destroy properties and then we go back to square one.”
Also speaking about of the kidnapping incident, the Chairman, Kwali Area Council, Mr Danladi Chiya, explained that the four victims were abducted from their homes in Kuje Area Council and taken into Kwali forest by the kidnappers.
One of the victims said that, “They took us away that night and brought us to the bush where we don’t know. We have spent three days before the vigilantes rescued us this morning.”
(NAN)
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