EXTRA: Debris from demolition will be used to rehabilitate Kano city walls, says Abba Yusuf | TheCable
a task force set up by the governor commenced the demolition of structures believed to be erected on government-owned land.
Some of the structures demolished so far include the roundabout located near the government house, a three-storey building with 90 shops located at Nasarawa GRA and shops built beside the fence of Sani Abacha stadium in Kofar Mata.Others are buildings by GGSS Dukawuya, Goron Dutse, buildings at Kano Hajj camp and the Daula Hotel, among others.
Yusuf said the police and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have been mandated to guard demolition sites against scavengers. “We went round the city to inspect the various demolished sites. We have decided to use the debris of the demolished sites to rehabilitate Kano city walls to preserve history, beautify the state and make it site of attraction as a national monument,” Yusuf said.Yusuf called on the people of the state to continue to be law abiding and report any suspicious movement to security agencies for prompt action.Construction of the wall began in 1095 and was completed in the middle of the 14th century.
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