The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Monday demolished homes and structures allegedly erected illegally in Gishiri community in Katampe District of the FCT.
Officials of the Development Control Department of the FCTA, accompanied by joint safety personnel, stormed the world with two bulldozers and pulled down the structures.
Samson Atureta, the District Monitor, Katampe and Mabushi District, FCTA, who led the dimolishion, stated the motion was a part of continued efforts to reclaim lands developed by illegal occupants.
Mr Atureta, a city planner, defined that the illegal occupants erected the structures on individuals’s plots, allotted for residential and industrial buildings, together with these for academic and spiritual functions.
He stated that the train began about two months in the past, including that “this is our fourth visit to remove illegal structures and extensions in the community.
“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” he stated.
He assured residents that the homes of indigenes and people with authorized papers wouldn’t be tempered with.
He defined that homeowners of the affected structures have been duly notified in regards to the supposed demolition.
He added that the ultimate discover was given per week in the past, asking the occupants to take away their valuables and vacate the world.
One of the affected residents, who merely recognized herself as Mama Blessing, stated they weren’t given sufficient time to go away.
Ms Blessing, who operates a consuming joint, appealed to the FCT Administration to offer them another place to relocate to.
“We are not rejecting the demolition exercise because we know that it is government land, but demolishing our houses and structures without providing an alternative place for us is really painful,” she stated.
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