The Federal Capital Authority, Abuja has demolished houses that were built illegally. The Federal Capital Authority "Abuja"...
The Federal Capital Authority, Abuja has demolished houses that were built illegally.
The Federal Capital Authority "Abuja" has demolished more than 25 houses that are being built illegally in the Katampe Extension housing complex, and boarding houses in the Karasana area of the Federal Capital, Abuja, to continue the work of cleaning the city.=
The director of land development, Muktar Galadima, while talking to journalists after the collapse in Katampe, expressed his displeasure at the way real estate developers are grabbing land in Abuja, saying that this is unacceptable. not be trusted.
He stated that they were sent by the government to demolish some houses in the affected area known as Ideal Grace estate which did not have proper documents and they demolished more than 10 houses and more than 15 foundations.
"You see, in the beginning, this mine called Ideal Grace with the partnership got 17 hectares of land, later one of the partners claimed that he was given an additional 39 hectares of land, it is an addition to the origin of the division, which is not true.
"Therefore when he was given notice and given time to comply, he was not allowed. We have to come here to carry out the announcement. All land developers in the FCT must comply with all the provisions of the status including development control regulations, county land use regulations, and regulations governing development in the FCT,” he said. he.
The director of the Ministry of National Development continued that the FCTA has declared war against all land traffickers in Abuja and it is a war that they have started and will continue to win.
During the demolition in Karasana, a machine dealer in Karasana, Frank Samuel, accused some FCTA officials of coming to collect money frequently and promised to prevent the demolition of the area.
"They came to destroy our buildings when we were not around. What they did was not fair to us. The government should help us because what we are doing here is halal. No one informed us, they only come to collect money once, even yesterday they took N1500 from us. If there is a way for them to pay us, we will appreciate it," he said.