By Stanley Onyekwere
As the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board(CPWB) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA) prepares for the next phase of pilgrimage to the holy land, has among other measures, engaged the services of several security operatives, who mounts intelligent surveillance on the Pilgrims at all points.
The Board, said all noose have been tightened to ensure that all Pilgrims that embarked on pilgrimage on its platform were all accounted for, without any record of abscondment.
Director of the Board, Dabara Audu Vingo, who droped this hint during a media chat, said the noted that the Board employs the new measures to prevent human trafficking and other illegalities which some Pilgrims indulge in.
He added that while cases of abscondment has been drastically reduced, he added that since he assumed of office, the Board have had a peaceful pilgrimage processes.
He also clarified that the has many other measures to prevent Pilgrims from attempting any actions, that are capable of bringing the administration and country to disrepute.
The Director disclosed that the watertight arrangements to avoid incidences that could portray government in a bad light.
“This last pilgrimage was very successful. We went and came back with same numbers of Pilgrims.
“We subject all intending Pilgrims to rigorous screening.
“Once an intending Pilgrims submit their filled forms, we start screening to determine their intents , even in their absence.
“We have operatives from the Department of State Security ( DSS) the Police, Civil Defense, the Immigration and other relevant agencies that will investigate the persons”, he stressed.
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