By Daniel Tyokua
The combined Task force of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday combed some flyovers, and arrested five hoodlums with illicit drugs around Wuse area of Abuja.
This is in continuation of the administration ongoing cleanup of illegal structures.
The criminals on sighting the Task force took to their heels but the security agents apprehended them with indian hemps.
Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the minister of FCT, Ikharo Attah, who addressed journalists, decried the illegal use of flyovers, especially the destruction of the flyover by food vendors and those living there, which he said pose danger to the residents.
He said,: “We went round all the bridges in city centre, we were very shocked what we saw at the bridges in the center of Abuja, we saw massive settlements, massive business community, eroded soil, we saw the bridge heavily smoked due to the activities of food vendors, welding work going on,people are living under the bridge, we arrested 5 guys with Indian hemp here, carpenter business, charcoal business all under the bridge.
The five men we arrested will be taken for investigation and prosecution. This is part of Abuja cleanup and we will sustain it”.
Head, Monitoring and Enforcement, Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Kaka Bello, lamented the huge environmental degradation ongoing under the flyovers in city centre.
He said public properties that belong to every residents is being destroyed by few people and this is unacceptable.
“We are here to stop all illegal activities under the bridges.
“And we have arrested some people and they will be charged to court.
“Apart from degradation, destruction of public properties, we also have issues of insecurity. A lot of miscreants living under the bridge”.
