Abuja – February 22, 2024 – Viewpoint Housing News.
Locals and residents of Iddo-Sarki community along Airport Road, Abuja, experienced tension after the Nigerian Navy (NN) posted demolition signs in the area, ordering them to vacate.
In a media interview on Wednesday, residents expressed concern that any move by the navy to dislodge residents might threaten their security.
Hoodlums could exploit the demolition to raid and steal their property, especially in light of the spate of insecurity plaguing the nation’s capital, the residents claimed.
Reacting to the situation, the Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Zakari Maikalangu, has called on the natives and residents to be calm and law-abiding to constituted authorities.
Maikalangu, who made the call when he visited Iddo-Sarki in company of the Public Complaints Commissioner (PCC) representing the FCT, Hon Ezekiel Musa Dalhatu, called on the FCT Minister, Nyemso Wike, and President Bola Tinubu to come to the aid of the people of the community.
He noted that it was disturbing that the navy would order the natives to vacate their ancestral homes without adhering to laid down procedures.
He further said, “And we at the council level shall explore all avenues to ensure that the normal thing is done, while we also reach out to the FCT Minister, Wike, and President Bola Tinubu to intervene on this matter.”