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Officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA have stormed and demolished illegal structures ranging from worship centres, residential buildings, shops and shanties in Iddo Sabo community.
This is in furtherance of it’s move towards removing illegal structures along the corridors of Abuja Airport road,
Others include schools, vocational workshops, block making industries and uncompleted buildings.
The team, comprising of security personnel and relevant agencies of the FCT Administration, also revisited and cleared one worship centre and residential buildings in Iddo Sarki community in the area, to finish what they have been doing in the community in recent weeks.
Explaining the exercise, the Chairman, FCT Ministerial Taskforce on City Sanitation, Mr Ikharo Attah, said it was going to be a comprehensive removal of all the infractions in the community especially those near the road corridors.
“We started the exercise in Iddo Sabo. What we did today is like a demolition rehearsal, because we have not really started doing what we are supposed to do here.
“We have to spend time to work here, because of the illegality committed here is really very ugly.
” A year and half ago, there were ver few structures, which hardly see them from the Airport road, but as we speak now, the structures are very massive in their numbers, and it’s worrisome development.
” The land was hitherto been used by the locals for farming activities pending when they are fully resettled, are now converted into massive housing site , “he said.
He however, advised property developers to desist from acquisition of land from village chiefs, so as to escape consequences of contravening FCT land use Act.
Lateefah Ibrahim
