The Senate on Thursday said it has mandated the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Commissioner and Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to evacuate beggars, hoodlums and commercial sex workers from the streets of the FCT.

Chairman, Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, stated this at a media briefing in Abuja.

Melaye said his committee invited the police commissioner and NSCDC commandant to brief them about the growing insecurity in the FCT and the need to take steps to curb the trend.

He noted that the Senate as an institution is unhappy with the security situation in Abuja.

He said, “Last week we summoned the commissioner of police in the FCT and the commandant of NSCDC because as a committee and the Senate we are appalled with the security situation in Abuja.

“We are also very uncomfortable with the number of hoodlums on the streets of Abuja. We have beggars, destitute and commercial sex workers spread across several parts of the city and we have given a marching order to the commissioner of police and the commandment of NSCDC to clear them.

“We have also instructed the FCT to provide logistics for the immediate evacuation of all dissidents and beggars including those little boys who claim they are helping you to clean your glass and by so doing they are adding additional dents to your cars.”

The Nation