Some of the suspected criminals removing sewage manhole covers on highways in Abuja have been arrested by the security agencies.
Efforts are also being made to apprehend their collaborators, especially buyers of the manhole covers.
As
directed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike,
relevant stakeholders are already working hard to stop this act of
vandalism by criminal elements and the public will be briefed in due
course.
The Minister, who lamented that
Nigerians could go to the devilish extent of removing sewage manhole
covers on highways and selling them, thereby putting the lives of road
users at risk, vowed that government will do everything necessary to
bring the perpetrators to book.
He said it was
sad that government will use public funds to put amenities in place for
the use of Nigerians, and criminally minded Nigerians will remove the
amenities and sell them to Nigerians, who do not mind the danger their
nefarious activities pose to their fellow Nigerians.
The
FCT Minister thanked Nigerians, especially the man who took his time to
record the video that went viral, describing his effort as
demonstration of patriotism that the country desired.
Lere Olayinka
Senior Special Assistant (Public Communications and New Media) to the FCT Minister
05/01/2025
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