No fewer than 100 motorcyclists on Sunday reportedly attacked Same Global Estate in the Lokogoma area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja over the death of their two colleagues which has led to serious tension in the area.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that trouble has begun in the area on Sunday afternoon when a motorist hit the Okada riders and ran into the estate for safety.
The attack, according to an eyewitness, was aimed at apprehending the motorcyclists who was trying to escape being lynched.
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A police source told reporters that the FCT command has taken over the area to enforce peace.
The command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, could not be reached for comment as of press time.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has last Thursday commenced the demolition of houses in Abuja, a move that triggered a mixture of fear and anger among residents.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the operation was carried out under the auspices of the FCT Ministerial Taskforce Team by the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection, and Enforcement to FCT Minister, Mr Ikharo Attah.
He disclosed that over 100 illegal houses would be affected.
The Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to FCT Minister, Mr Ikharo Attah, who led the operation under the auspices of the FCT Ministerial Taskforce Team, disclosed that over 100 illegal houses would be affected.
According to him, no compensation would be given because there was no building approval.
‘This is an ongoing removal of illegal structures on the flood plain at the Trademore Estate, Lugbe, along Airport Road. This estate has been a theatre of flooding, very intensive flooding here and we have been engaging them for years,’ Attah said.
‘And they have come to terms that this area is very dangerous to their lives and the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has asked us to remove all illegal structures on the flood plain.
‘There has been excessive development on the floodplain in Trademore Estate, Lugbe, by some persons and this is very worrisome. All the houses that are going down were marked and some have been marked three years ago.’
Attah said that some of the affected structures were marked at foundation, window and roofing levels, adding that the final marking was about four days ago.