FCTA demolishes multimillion naira duplex on unapproved land in Wuse

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished a multimillion-naira duplex that was erected on plot 226 in Wuse Zone 6, an unapproved land.

This was made known by the Director of the Department of Development Control, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, on Monday, August 28.

Galadima said that the building was illegally developed against all warnings and added that his team had carried out an extensive investigation to ascertain the original owner of the plot, given the varying claims that the parties were putting forth.

According to him, investigations revealed that the developer was not the owner of the plot, adding, “that is why we had to remove the building.”

He said the FCT Administration will not consider the status of any defaulting developer once development rules and regulations are violated.

Galadima said: “We demolished the duplex because somebody built it on someone else’s land without a valid title and building plan approval.”

“We allowed the building to this stage before demolishing it because we had to follow all due processes,” he said as quoted by NAN.