The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has cleared over 1,000 shacks and illegal shanties obstructing the road corridor in Karsana.
The clearance exercise took place in the area bordering the Bunkoro District in Gwarimpa.
Speaking during the Citywide Sanitation Operation on Monday, the Director of Development Control, Muktar Galadima, said the exercise was targeted at squatters and “people of questionable character” who had encroached on the proposed Ring Road 3 (RR3) corridor.
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“Today’s exercise is carried out along the proposed Ring Road 3 corridor at the intersection of N16 and RR3, where we have the Map Global Estate,” Galadima explained.
“You can see the shanties, squatters and people of questionable character.
“So far so good, we have cleared more than 1,000 around this place, and we are about to continue, because the work is enormous and the stretch of the road is as long as 2 kilometres.”
He clarified that the exercise avoided homes belonging to indigenous communities, stressing that the FCTA was working closely with the Department of Resettlement and Compensation.
“We have had a discussion with relevant authorities, who said that for now, the RR3 is not yet awarded, but the N16 has been awarded, and the work is in progress.
“That’s why we tried as much as possible not to interfere with the existence of such communities,” he added.
Also speaking, the FCTA Director of Command and Control, Peter Olumuji, representing the Director of Security, Adamu Gwary, highlighted the security benefits of the clearance.
“There is a nexus between development control and security. What we have done today has been praised by residents, and this will be a continuous clearance.
“We are not just going to leave it; we are going to take over this place.”
