Activities of scavengers or waste pickers have been banned by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has banned the
Secretary of the administration Ladi Hassan said the action followed complaints from various residents, who said many of their valuables had been lost to scavengers in the territory.
He said, “Following the resolution of the FCT Administration to combat armed robbery, kidnappings, vandalism, other forms of crime and criminality in the territory, the administration has ban the activities of scavengers within the city centre.
“Accordingly, they have been directed to restrict their activities to the official dumpsites in the city only.”
Hassan noted that many public utilities had been targeted for vandalism and robbery activities by the authorities.
Hassan stated that under the guise of scavenging from refuse bins in neighbourhood across the city, the scavengers have been involved in many criminal activities.