On a motion by Senator Ned Nwoko (PDP, Delta North) on kidnappings in Abuja, the Senate called for an investigation of the abandoned contract for closed-circuit television cameras in the FCT, awarded in 2010 to ZTE and financed with a US$600 million soft loan from China, and referred the matter to its Committees on Defence and on Police Affairs. Senator Adamu Aliero, who was FCT minister when the contract was awarded, said over US$500 million had been paid for cameras that did not work. In January 2024 the senator for the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, put the contract at US$470 million and said the National Assembly would get to the root of it.
What the record shows
- 23 November 2023Probe opened.
- As of 11 November 2026No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.
Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.