Task Force Disperse Protesters at Metropolitan Management Council

The Joint Task Force Team of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on City Sanitation has dispersed angry protesters at the premises of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Wuse Abuja.

The protesters stormed the premises in the early hours of Monday, over the demolition of a Mechanic Village in Kubwa, by the officials of the AMMC Department of Development Control.

The director of the department, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, told Journalists after the incidents that the workers in the building were going about their official assignments when the protesters besieged the premises.

“Consequently, 19 of the protesters were arrested for the violent disruption of peace in the area.”

He added that beyond building on illegal property, the action became necessary following a series of complaints of encroachment in the particular space by the rightful owners.

The director, who described the protest as “simply thuggery,” added that the department would recommend the prosecution of the culprit.

“We are also going to find out who among our officers gave out the area for the development of a mechanic village. The officers involved must be dealt with accordingly,” he said.

Also speaking, the Secretary, FCTA’s Command and Control, Dr Peter Olumuji, said that the task force was out on enforcement duty when the distress call came in from development control over the protest.

“We dash to the scene and found protesters making attempt to vandalise the premises, vehicles, and assault development control officers.

“19 protesters were arrested and detained at Utako Police Division, Abuja, for proper investigation and possible prosecution,” Olumuji added.

Shakirat Sadiq