FCT minister orders immediate demolition of Sabon Lugbe

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has directed immediate demolition of illegal structures at the Sabon Lugbe South District Layout in the FCT.

The FCT Minister gave the order in Abuja on Tuesday during an unscheduled visit to the site of the illegal structures at Sabon Lugbe, accompanied by the heads of various security agencies in the FCT.

He reiterated that buildings without proper documentation from the FCT Administration would be demolished, describing the developers as land grabbers.

He stated that the structures were built without the approval of the Development Control Department, in violation of the FCT’s land use provisions.

“You can see they are all land grabbers without documents, and we are not going to allow that,” he said.

The Minister directed the Director of the Department of Development Control, Town Planner Mukhtar Galadima, to coordinate with the various security agencies in the demolition of the illegal structures and the recovery of the land.

He added that security personnel would arrest anyone who obstructs the demolition exercise.