Crisis Averted As Hoodlums Attack FCTA Demolition Team

A combined team of security personnel yesterday averted a blood bath as suspected hoodlums attacked officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Demolition Squad at Lungi Crescent in Wuse II of the territory.

This followed attempts by the unidentified men who were resisting the demolition of a popular garden constructed in the area on a plot earmarked for park allocation, against the development plan of the FCTA.

It was observed that the hoodlums were already set for war, but the security team dispersed them and doused the tension.

The coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, after the exercise, explained that the plot of land was originally a park allocation, but the owners violated it.

He said that despite the guidelines provided by the FCT administration for the development of parks, the developers have been flouting the guidelines, saying that before the demolition, several notices were served to the people but they refused to comply with the directives.

Shuaibu described the demolished illegal garden as a black spot where suspected criminals used to hide and unleash mayhem on innocent people, especially at night.