More than a thousand illegally built makeshift structures have been torn down by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), along a major road corridor in a new urban clearance operation. The demolition targeted a stretch of land in the Karsana area, near Gwarimpa’s Bunkoro District, designated for the proposed Ring Road 3.
Muktar Galadima, the Director of Development Control, led the joint task force and explained the operation’s focus. “Today’s exercise is carried out along the proposed Ring Road 3 corridor at the intersection of N16 and RR3, where we have the Map Global Estate,” Galadima said.
“You can see the shanties, squatters, and people of questionable character. This is part of our citywide sanitation exercise to enhance security, and we are here today to continue as planned.”
He stated that the clearance deliberately spared the homes of indigenous residents but would persist until the entire two-kilometer road corridor is reclaimed.
He described the scale of the task, noting, “So far, we have cleared more than 1,000 structures, and we are about to continue because the work is enormous. The stretch of the road is as long as two kilometers, all consisting of shacks and shanties.”
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) conducted the large-scale exercise as part of a citywide sanitation initiative aimed at dismantling shanties.
Security officials underscored the broader purpose of the sweep. Peter Olumuji, representing the Director of Security, highlighted the intrinsic link between such development control efforts and public safety, though no arrests were made during the operation.
Galadima added that future phases of the clearance would be coordinated with the Department of Resettlement to ensure the properties of legitimate landowners are identified and protected.
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