Killings: Abuja uncompleted buildings to be demolished

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT), Alhaji Bala Mohammed, has said that
illegal and uncompleted buildings in Abuja
metropolis will be demolished.
Mohammed made this known in Abuja on
Thursday at a meeting with the House of
Representatives Committee on Public Safety
and National Security.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that on
September 20, seven persons, alleged to be
members of the Boko Haram sect, were
killed by security operatives at an
uncompleted building near Apo Legislative
Quarters in Abuja.
He said the FCT administration would no
longer condone any delay by developers in
completing their buildings after being
allocated plots of land.
According to him, very soon, we will take a
decisive action on uncompleted buildings in
the FCT.
“We will ensure that all buildings that have
exceeded the two year period approved for
building will be demolished.
“If we cannot demolish, we will make it a
Police Post, this time around we will take a
definite action,” he said.
The minister blamed the inability of the FCT
Department of Development Control to
carry out its mandate on frivolous court
injunctions obtained by developers.
He said that between 3,000 and 5,000
double allocations existed in the territory
due to revocation and re-allocation of plots
as a result of court injunctions.
According to him, 100,000 illegal buildings
have been identified since he took over as
minister of the FCT.