The Federal Capital Territory, Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Sanusi has given 17 DPOs under Metro Area Command a two-week deadline to eliminate robbery and other crimes in the city centre.
The directive was issued during an operational review meeting held on Friday, which was convened to assess the current security landscape and address tactical gaps within the capital.
At Friday operational review, Sanusi cited rising traffic robberies, carjackings, “one-chance” scams, vandalism, reckless driving, illegal parking and banned motorcycle operations as key threats.
A statement released by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, indicated that the command is heavily focusing on emerging security threats.
Operational concerns also extended to traffic-related infractions, such as reckless driving, illegal highway parking, severe gridlock, and the prohibited operation of commercial motorcycles on major city roads.
Under the new operational strategy, the 17 DPOs and the supervising Metro Area Commander have been instructed to concentrate their personnel and resources entirely on securing the urban core. To balance this focus, Commissioner Sanusi announced that he would personally take oversight responsibility for managing security challenges across the FCT suburbs.
The command issued a stern warning against operational laxity, stating that officers who fail to curb these criminal trends within the designated two weeks would face administrative consequences.
The supervising Area Commander has been tasked with ensuring total compliance with the new directives across all divisions.
This latest enforcement push aligns with a broader, ongoing anti-crime campaign by the FCT Police Command.
Recent enforcement actions include a June 9 rescue operation in the Byazhin area that successfully freed five abducted individuals, as well as a series of targeted raids that dismantled bandit camps along the Abuja–Niger–Kaduna border.
Security officials continue to urge capital residents to support these initiatives by channeling timely actionable intelligence to local divisions or through established emergency hotlines.
