The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, destroyed some houses and structures on Monday, July 10.
The FCTA says the structures were erected illegally in Gishiri community in the Katampe District of the FCT.
Officials of the Development Control Department of the FCTA, accompanied by joint security personnel, stormed the area with two bulldozers and pulled down the structures.
Samson Atureta, the District Monitor, Katampe and Mabushi District, FCTA, led the demolition.
He said the action was part of continued efforts to reclaim lands developed by illegal occupants.
According to him, the illegal occupants erected the structures on people’s plots, allocated for residential and commercial buildings, including those for educational and religious purposes.
His words:
“There are many illegal developments and extensions in the Gishiri community; that is why we are clearing them for the rightful owners to take possession of their plots.
“So, what we are doing here is to ensure that those developments, either in the form of buildings or extensions, are removed. So far, we have removed more than 100 illegal structures in the area.”
Going further, he assured residents that the houses of indigenes and those with legal papers would not be tampered with.
He explained that the owners of the affected structures were duly notified about the intended demolition.
