![]() ![]() Many residents of the FCT rely on these scavengers to dispose of waste due to an absence of garbage trucks in their areas. Some can also be spotted on the streets in high-brow areas, digging through trash cans searching for recyclables such as plastics, iron or aluminium. ![]() ‘Baban bola’ operatives are often found in the suburban parts of the city, moving about at different hours of the day, collecting trash for a fee. The FCT police chief urged residents to remain vigilant and refrain from meting out jungle justice upon rogue scavengers. “Consequent upon the above, the CP has directed Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and heads of Tactical formations in the Command to work with Stakeholders within their various Areas Of Responsibility (AOR) to checkmate the activities of these prevailing criminal enterprise, arrest on sight to bring these rogue scavengers to book,” the statement said. “The CP noted that Intelligence at the disposal of the Command revealed that the activities of these miscreants now span beyond mere scavenging to the commission of other criminal ventures like stealing, carjacking, housebreaking, arms smuggling drug peddling, amongst other crimes. The statement explained that the order followed complaints over the activities of criminals who masquerade as scavengers to steal and engage in other criminal acts. THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has moved to clampdown on scavengers, popularly known as ‘ Baban Bola’, in Abuja.Ī statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the Command Josephine Adeh said FCT Commissioner of Police Sunday Babaji has ordered the arrest of the scavengers. ![]()
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