About 2,000 houses located in the Trademore area of the Federal Capital Territory might be demolished on Monday by the Federal Capital Development Authority.
“Currently, 99 per cent of houses in this area are financed by Federal Mortgage Bank which is owned by the Federal Government and the payments are ongoing. So, they financed an illegal settlement.”
The FCT authorities had declared the estate located along the Lugbe-Airport Expressway a disaster zone following the unfortunate flooding incident that occurred at the Phase 2 end of the estate after hours of downpour last Friday. The Director-General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency, Dr Abbas Idriss, said the decision followed the persistent threat to life from flooding at the estate, adding that the FCT Administration placed a high premium on the lives and properties of residents of the estate.
In a statement on Sunday, the Executive Secretary, FCDA, Shehu Ahmed, revealed that a police station in Trademore would be demolished and other buildings following its warning to residents to evacuate the area. “By declaring Trademore a disaster zone, we have told the residents there to evacuate. The police station in Trademore would be demolished. It will go alongside other buildings. We have engaged the FCT Police Command and have provided a suitable place for them to operate from and fight crime,” the statement partly read.All rights reserved.
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