The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started massive demolition bombardment in Iddo Sarki, a community near the University of Abuja, on Wednesday after a three-week hiatus, demolishing over 350 unlawful structures.
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The Iddo Sarki community , which is located just a few kilometers from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, is alleged to have been taken over by desperate investors who are taking advantage of the town’s proximity to the University of Abuja to construct illegal student hostels and hotels.
Comrade Ikharo Attah, the Chairman, FCT Ministerial Committee on City Sanitation, explained that the break was agreed upon by FCTA and several stakeholders, who requested more time to speak with community leaders and also enlist the help of other stakeholders, who pleaded for extra time to talk with the community leaders and also enable affected people to relocate.
Returning the bulldozers to the Community, according to Attah, was critical to keeping the sanitation pace up, since the number of illegalities registered there had risen to dangerous levels.
He went on to say that the FCT Minister had reaffirmed his commitment to the current exercise, which was part of a plan to keep the nation’s capital from becoming a slum.
While he warned all attempts to to distort the master plan will be resisted, he warned that there was no relenting on the proposed demolition of illegal structures at Mpape community.
He stated that, enough time and notices have been given to affected people at Mpape, stating that in two weeks time the bulldozers will move in there.
He added that FCTA will not pay any compensation to the victims, who contravened extant laws by building illegally. He however, advised that victims can seek for justice against the sellers of the illegal land.
“The first notice we give to the people is to stop buying land from the natives, unfortunately, the chiefs have denied selling land to anybody.
“We are not going back in the demolition. After here we are moving to Mpape, Where residents have requested for the demolition.
“Anyone who buy land from the local Chiefs, is doing that in contraventions of the laws and such persons will bear the brunt. Our work is to remove illegalities. Those who were affected can seek for justice against those that sold the illegal land”
Meanwhile, the representative from the FCTA Department of Security Services, Peter Olumuji, confirmed that the ongoing sanitation and demolition exercise has reduced the rate of crime along the Airport road axis.
Olumuji said that from the statistics recorded at the department, the demolition had dislodged most of the criminals that hitherto held the residents to ransom.
He further assured that FCTA will not relent to ensuring adequate security at all the communities within Abuja.
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