Wike’s FCTA Demolishes Over 1,000 Shanties in Abuja
- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismantled over 1,000 illegal shanties in Abuja
- The illegal shanties are obstructing the road corridor in Karsana, bordering, Bunkoro District in Gwarimpa
- The Director of Development Control, Muktar Galadima, disclosed that the demolition operation will continue
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FCT, Abuja - Minister Nyesom Wike-led Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has demolished over 1,000 shacks and illegal shanties in Abuja.
The affected shanties were said to be obstructing the road corridor in Karsana, bordering, Bunkoro District in Gwarimpa.
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The Director of Development Control, Muktar Galadima, said the operation had avoided homes of indigenous inhabitants in the area.
Galadima said the operation targeted squatters and “people of questionable character” who reside in the area.
He added that the operation will continue until all 2-kilometers of the road stretch was completely cleared.
As reported by Nigerian Tribune, he made this known during a Citywide Sanitation Operation of the FCTA joint task force on Monday, August 25, 2025.
“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. You can see the shanties, squatters and people of questionable character. So, as part of the Citywide Sanitation exercise to enhance security, that’s why we are here today to continue as planned.
“When you look at these structures, they are mostly made of shacks, and temporary materials. 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, all consisting of shacks and shanties.”
He further said clearance activities will continue in collaboration with the Department of Resettlement to identify genuine properties belonging to indigenes.
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Wike's FCTA demolishes shops, eateries, others
The Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS), federal capital territory administration (FCTA), demolished eateries, shops, and other illegal structures in taxi ranks across Abuja.
Legit.ng reports that the demolition started with Area 3 and Banex Junction Taxi Ranks in Abuja on Friday, January 12, 2025.
In Area 3 Taxi Rank, the DTRS team, supported by security agencies, demolished mechanic workshops and eateries, among others.
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Wike orders Abuja community to vacate for demolition
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Wike told the director of the department of development control to see that the Nuwalege community is vacated.
Wike, who spoke through the director, said the directive was based on the request of the Nigerian Air Force to make way for the presidential fleet.
The minister stated that the Nigerian Air Force said the community was part of the plot of land set aside for the presidential fleet.
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