By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday, destroyed more unauthorised structures at the suburbs to strengthen the security across the territory.
Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of FCT on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah during the demolition at Karasana, Katampe extension, Jabi Arab and notorious spot, said the exercise was meant to restore sanity in the city.
He stated that the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, had directed that there should be a comprehensive removal of notorious spots especially in Durumi area.
“Durumi has so many shanties, monkey villages, and the FCT Minister Malam Muhammad Bello, at the recent FCT executive meeting have given a matching order that all forms of dangerous illegalities around Durumi should be removed”
Attah explained that in few days to come there would be another massive operation that would involve strategic agencies.
“It will be a massive operation which will involve the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Development Control,Directorate of Road Traffic Services DRTs, Security Department and all security agencies will be involved in the operation.”
He said: “It has been discovered that Durumi has extreme illegality especially around Area 1, and it is extending to Mabushi axis . There is a massive cleanup coming to Durumi soon.
On Karasana, he said it was a continuation of cleanup of illegal shops and shanties, recently.
The Director, Department of Development Control, Muktar Galadima, decried the rate at which estate developers grab land in Abuja, which he described as unacceptable.
