The federal government has reached agreement with private security firms to secure rail tracks in Abuja.
Following the agreement, federal executive council (FEC) has now approved N718.19 million to two security outfits to do the job.
At the end of the FEC meeting on Wednesday, minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, said the security services, which will be provided by Messers Al-Ahali Security Guards Limited and Messers Seaguard Security and Protective Company Limited, will protect key infrastructures on the rail tracks, the signalling and communication equipment as well as the electrical system.
“I presented a memo at the Federal Executive Council meeting of today, and the council approved a contract for the provision of security services for the Abuja Light Rail Mass Transit System,” he said.
“These companies are going to provide security to the entire 45 kilometres of track including 12 stations.
“Al-Ahali security guard Limited is going to secure 27.4 kilometres of the track, covering eight stations at the cost of N407,214,000 over two years, while Seaguard Securities and Protective Company Limited are going to secure 18 kilometres of the rail tracks including four railway stations and that is at a cost of N310,979,250.”
On his part, Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, said the council approved two memoranda for N11 billion.
“The first was a contract for the reconstruction of the Mushin-NNPC-Apapa-Oshodi road, that is the road that goes through Isolo to Ejigbo, at the sum of N11,166,270,197.85 to Strabic construction company, with a completion period of 20 months,” Fashola said.
In March, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) suspended its Abuja-Kaduna train operations after some gunmen planted explosives on the rail track and attacked passengers.
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