Abuja Rail: FCTA engages security contractors, warns vandals to stay clear of the facilities

FAVOUR ISHEMBER, Abuja

Authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration have engaged the Services of security contractors to protect the facilities at the Abuja Light Rail Mass Transit as it’s warned vandals to stay clear of the facilities or have themselves to blame when caught.

While inspecting the level of preparedness of the newly engaged security companies ahead of the deployment of their personnel to cover the entire length of the rail, Secretary, of Transportation Secretariat, Abdullahi Adamu Candido said the manpower of the two security outfits can protect the rail facilities, and that they will be complemented with the military -the armed personnel.

In the words of the Secretary: “Once we have these guys managing the tracks, with the personnel well-armed, we are convinced that the tracks and other facilities will be saved”.

He further explained that deployment of the security personnel would be on the tracks, from the beginning to the last point, adding that the understanding with the security contractors was for them to “provide security services for all the stations and the tracks adjourning all the stations.”

Warning vandals against the destruction of public facilities in Abuja, Secretary sadi: “I advise the vandals to change their means of livelihood if their livelihood has to do with stealing and destroying public equipment.

“They will be in for it this time around. So we advise them to find another job instead of this one they are doing”.

He also urged the security service providers to keep to the terms of their agreement with the FCTA, noting that “if they were not ready, they won’t even have accepted the job.

“I say this because the FCTA and Transportation secretariat will not tolerate any form of incompetence and negligence from them. We expect that they should sit up and sit up indeed and carry out the job as it is expected of them”.

Speaking on behalf of the companies, the General Manager, Al-Ahli Security Services, John Abong and the Operation Manager, Segad Security, and Protection Company Ltd., Odeh Michael assured that they were fully prepared to take on any criminal head-on and prevent any form of vandalism.

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