Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says inadequate equipment and operational vehicles are hindering the fight against banditry and kidnappings in the FCT.
Wike spoke during a media chat with journalists in Abuja on Monday.
In recent times, the FCT has witnessed a spike in kidnappings and banditry.
The minister also blamed the recent surge in kidnappings in some border communities of the FCT on lack of tools to track criminals.
Wike, however, assured residents that the security challenges would soon be addressed following the approval for emergency procurement by President Bola Tinubu.
He said the approval was for the procurement of digital tracking tools and operational vehicles to track kidnappers.
“So many facilities were not provided and vehicles for the security agencies are not there,” Wike said.
“You cannot believe that equipment to track criminals are not there and when anything happens, security agencies go back to the office of the national security adviser or to the force headquarters.
“That is not the way it is supposed to be.”
Wike noted that security agencies need special equipment to reduce the level of crime.
He said the FCT administration has been able to identify what each security agency needs, adding that this would be sorted through the emergency procurement.
