The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered Point of Sales (POS) owners to leave residential areas.
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The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu issued the directive on Wednesday.
The POS operators have been urged to restrict their operations to commercial areas.
Shuaibu said the administration would not allow operators to illegally take over sensitive areas.
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The official stated that their indiscriminate activities were becoming a threat to security in the nation’s capital.
The Abuja Master Plan, he explained, was structured to have the neighbourhood concept that brings services closer to the people.
Shuaib said POS owners should be at commercial centres, plazas, markets, supermarkets and filling stations.