By Stanley Onyekwere
In furtherance to its clean up exercise in Gishiri community, of Katampe District, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has purportedly reclaimed no fewer than 500 plots of land from individuals suspected to be victims of land grabbing activities in the area.
This was disclosed by the Deputy Director, Monitoring and Inspection, FCT Department of Development Control, Hassan Ogbole during the exercise, which was third in series of recent.
He said the illegal structures and other activities in the area affected the Abuja master plan and must be dismantled to restore the sanity.
According to him, “This is our third time of visiting Gishiri in continuation of the city clean up to restore the Abuja master plan. Gishiri is a traditional name but the area is Katampe District, we have recovered over 500 plots of land for individuals to take possession.
“We are concerned with recovering plots taken over illegally by some persons for different purposes, to restore the Abuja master plan”
Ogbole called on the genuine owners of the plots to commence work immediately to stop the return of illegal structures.
“Individuals that are allottees of the plots should take them over immediately to avoid new illegal developments, let the owners come in and start developing”.
Similarly, Deputy Director, Monitoring and enforcement, Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Bello Kaka, stressed the need to sustain mopping of an unauthorised activities anywhere in the nation’s capital.
He adds:”Anything that is contrary to the standard would not be allowed. We will keep the fight against environmental nuisances till the right thing is done”.
On his part, the Secretary, Command and Control, FCTA Department of Security, Peter Olumiji, noted that the administration is concerned with having a secured environment for the residents, and would not allowed illegal structures to thrive.
“Allowing illegal structures to remain, will continue to provide ground for criminals to exist, we can’t leave such structures that will become safe heaven for bad eggs.We had such experience in Gishiri in the past.
“Removing of the illegal structures will make criminals not to have a place to hide and carry out their evil activities, especially in the night” Olumiji stated.
