The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has demolished nine uncompleted houses at AB close in Gwarimpa, Abuja, over alleged illegal construction.
The terrace duplexes were reportedly developed on “land
allocated to serving ambassadors” about 20 years ago with legal approvals.
Officials of the FHA enforcement task team, which carried
out the demolition, urged Nigerians seeking to acquire property to go through
the appropriate authorities and obtain legitimate documents and approvals.
Responding to complaints from an affected property owner at
the demolition site, Peter Okpanachi, general manager of partnerships and zonal
coordination at the FHA, said no one would be allowed to act contrary to the
authority’s rules and regulations.
“At least we expect that you show us originals of the
letters of allocation, which will confirm it is authentic or otherwise,” he
said.
“Show us the building plan approval obtained from federal
authority for him to carry out this construction.
“Those are the documents we need for now. Also show us
evidence of payment.”
The demolition follows recent enforcement actions against
buildings illegally constructed in Abuja.
In March, Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), ordered the demolition of buildings “illegally constructed” on
plots allocated to foreign missions in the diplomatic zone of Katampe
extension, Abuja.
Wike said Kabiru Sahara, the developer involved, has been
arrested and would face prosecution after the conclusion of the ongoing
investigations by the police.
The land, located within the diplomatic zone in Katampe
extension, was originally allocated on March 18, 2008, to 10 embassies for
diplomatic residential purposes.
A portion of the area was also reserved for the Power
Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) for a 132/133 kV power station.
Wike said the Federal Capital Territory Administration
(FCTA) discovered that an individual had taken over the land and commenced
construction without approval from the Federal Capital Development Authority
(FCDA).
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