VANDALS CART AWAY CABLES WORTH SEVERAL MILLIONS OF NAIRA IN ABUJA
Vandals
have carted away various sizes of electric armoured cables for the
stretch of over 1.7 kilometers worth several millions of Naira along the
popular Murtala Muhammed Expressway (Kubwa Road).
The
cables carted away were 99mm and 25mm for a stretch of 1.2 kilometer
between Zuba Interchange and the Army Check point at Dei-Dei, as well as
99mm and 25mm between Muhammad Abubakar Police Barrack, Jibi and Police
Check Point before the Railway Overhead Bridge.
Inspecting
the sites of the vandalization on Monday, the FCT Minster, Malam
Muhammad Musa Bello reiterated the resolve of the FCT Administration to
take very stern measures against people found engaging in vandalization
of power cables within the Federal Capital Territory.
The
Minister, who spoke against the backdrop of the vandalization of these
armoured cables, warned that the FCT Administration would no longer
tolerate this wanton destruction of public infrastructure and utilities.
Malam
Bello, who was represented at the inspection of the sites of the
vandalized cables by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal
Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Umar Gambo Jibrin, was
visibly shocked at the level of destruction and removal of several
millions of Naira worth of cables by vandals which has thrown those
portions of the Expressway into total darkness.
The
Minister described the action of the vandals as highly deplorable and
an act of sabotage that is capable of slowing down the development of
the Capital Territory.
He
however called on the residents of the Federal Capital Territory to
continue to support the FCT Administration by exposing all criminal
elements within their immediate neighbourhoods as well as report any
suspicious movement of persons around public utilities to the security
agencies.
The
Minister thus, directed the security agents to take the surveillance of
public facilities more seriously particularly the electrical
installations.
With this vandalization, over six kilometers on that Expressway has been thrown into darkness.
Meanwhile,
the Director of Engineering Services, Engr. Adamu Alfa Abu who also
spoke at the site revealed that his Department will take immediate
proactive measures to restore street lightening to the affected areas.
Signed.
Muhammad Hazat Sule, FCAI
Deputy Director / Chief Press Secretary,
Monday, November 14, 2016.
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