AMMC Dislodges 1000 Miscreants On Road Corridor

In a sustained move towards achieving a well secured and beautiful Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC, has demolished shanties on a road corridor harbouring no fewer than 1,000 miscreants. 

The exercise took place on the corridor of Inner Northern parkway, off Abidjan Street, Wuse Zone 3.

The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Felix Obuah, said dislodging the miscreants was part of the current administration’s commitment to beautify the city.

He said chasing out the suspected criminals would give the Federal Capital City the desired outlook.

On sustaining the exercise, Obuah explained that the Council would send a memo to the minister on the steps to be taken so that the dislodged people would not return to the area.

Obuah said, “As a matter of fact, we should appreciate what the minister is doing, our aim is to beautify the city. 

“This place is a road corridor and look at the kind of people that are occupying this place, all shanties, most criminals have taken over this place as their abode. So, we have decided to come here and clean up the place.

“The minister as we all know will  immediately move into action and see that this road is constructed. 

“As part of our efforts to make sure that these miscreants do not come back here to deface the city, we will relocate them to a place that they can stay permanently.

“We are going to send a memo to the FCT minister to see how far we can go, to make sure that this crowd is controlled.

“From what we have seen here, the residents are many, if we can relocate them within a short time, they won’t come back here again.

“We are going to send a taskforce here to ensure that nobody builds a shanty. We are going to make provision for them so that they do not suffer undue hardship, without immediate measures in place they will go to other places and cause nuisance too.”

One of the victims and chairman of the area identified as ‘Ungwan Lambu,’ Mohammed Musa said they have been staying in the place for 27 years, which he alleged was occasioned by insecurity in their state of origin.

He appreciated government for allowing them to reside in the area and urged the FCT Administration to make provision for them.

“Most of us are here because of the insecurity in our state of origin, we need help,” Musa said.