The Kaduna state government has compensated the residents of Malali Low-Cost, whose houses were demolished by the administration of Nasir el-Rufai, with new plots of land.
Bashir Garba Ibrahim, director general of Kaduna Geographic
Information Service (KADGIS), who presented the land titles to the
beneficiaries, said that the gesture was aimed at fulfilling Uba Sani
administration’s commitment to ensure justice for the victims.
He said the compensation with the land titles is the outcome
of a stakeholders meeting, which took place on January 21, and resolved to
investigate the circumstances around the demolition.
While counselling against reselling the plots of land,
Ibrahim advised the beneficiaries to develop the land quickly.
“We want you to become homeowners and contribute to the
growth of our state,” he said.
While responding to the gesture of the state government on
behalf of the beneficiaries, Mohammed Auwal, chairman of the former Malali
Low-Cost residents, expressed gratitude to the governor for addressing their
concerns.
Auwal appreciated the director-general for facilitating the
new land allocation after years of struggle to get compensation.
The Kaduna State Development and Property Company (KSDPC)
had given the residents of Malali Low-Cost a seven-day notice to evict the
community in October 2020.
Although residents protested the short notice and the need
to give them the right of first refusal, the decision was shelved at the time.
However, in March 2021, another three-day notice was served
to the residents, and after the expiration of the notice, more than 80
structures were demolished.
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