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By 247ureports.com
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike on Friday directed security agencies and the FCT Department of Development Control to immediately dismantle unauthorised beer parlours in the Asokoro axis of Abuja, citing security intelligence about the operations of the relaxation spots.
The Directive
Wike gave the order after a high-level security meeting in Abuja with the FCT Commissioner of Police and the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS). Speaking afterwards, he said the administration had been alerted to security threats “originating from somewhere leading towards Asokoro, where some individuals are attempting to establish unauthorised beer parlour businesses.” “We will not allow that. There is no such approval, and we will not permit it,” he said.
To enforce the decision, Wike mandated the Development Control Department, working with security agencies, to begin an immediate clearance of the affected areas. In his words, the agencies were told “to go and chase them away before we begin to have security problems.”
Why It Was Made Public
Wike said the FCT Administration intends to act early to prevent potential criminal activity from escalating. He added that publicising the decision was necessary to inform residents of the administration’s firm stance on maintaining law and order in the capital. Reports also say he directed that the structures be dismantled before they become security liabilities, with the crackdown covering the Guzape–Asokoro corridor.
What Is Not Yet Clear
Wike did not say what specific security intelligence prompted the order, or what kind of threat was involved. He also did not say how many beer parlours are affected, which exact locations will be cleared, or when the exercise would start. As of this report, 247ureports.com had seen no response from operators of the affected spots or from the FCT Police Command or the DSS beyond the minister’s own account of the meeting.
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The directive adds to the FCT Administration’s long-running enforcement campaign against structures and businesses it deems unapproved or illegal, which has regularly involved Development Control demolitions across the territory. It came the same day Wike also spoke on political matters, including calling on INEC to sanction ADC vice-presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi over remarks about President Tinubu and his supporters, and warning of a “no work, no pay” approach to the ongoing NLC/NUT strike.
