Police fire teargas at contractors protesting over ‘N5.2bn debt’ at FCTA secretariat
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 9/12/2025
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday fired teargas canisters at members of the Coalition of Indigenous FCT Contractors who were protesting an alleged unpaid debt of N5.2 billion owed them by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The contractors arrived early at the FCTA secretariat in Abuja, blocking the main entrance with a truck while chanting the name of Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, and demanding immediate payment for projects they said were fully executed and verified. Security operatives cordoned off the entrance to prevent the protesters from (…)
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