FCTA demolishes illegal residential houses, worship centres, schools, others

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished another set of what it calls illegal structures at the Iddo Sabo community, Abuja Municipal Area Council(AMAC) have been destroyed.

As part of what it described as an ongoing clearance of illegal constructions along the corridors of Abuja Airport road, the structures demolished include residential houses,worship centres,shops,schools,vocational workshops, among others.

According to the Chairman, FCT Ministerial Taskforce on City Sanitation, Comrade Ikharo Attah, there is going to be a comprehensive removal of all the infractions in the community, especially those near the road corridors.

We started the exercise in Iddo Sabo. What we did today is like a demolition rehearsal because we have not really started doing what we are supposed to do here.

“We have to spend time working here, because of the illegality committed here is really very ugly.

“A year and a half ago, there were very few structures, which hardly see them from the Airport road, but as we speak now, the structures are very massive in their numbers, and it’s a worrisome development.

” The land was hitherto been used by the locals for farming activities pending when they are fully resettled, are now converted into massive housing site, “he said.

He, however, advised property developers to desist from acquisition of land from village chiefs, so as to escape consequences of contravening FCT land use Act.