The Federal authorities has denied stories of the deliberate demolition of 1,500 homes within the Xhidu group close to Lugbe Part II in Abuja.
Head of the Press and Publicity Unit, Federal Housing Authority, FHA, Kenneth Chigelu, disclosed this in an announcement.
Final week, it was broadly reported that residents in the neighborhood alleged that the FHA deliberate to demolish their homes to accommodate a housing property to be constructed by a personal developer.
In line with the residents, FHA’s resolution “blatantly violates constitutional rights, disregards their welfare as residents, and tarnishes Nigeria’s international status.”
In the meantime, FHA mentioned it was not answerable for the deliberate demolition.
“The authority desires to right the mistaken impression created by some land grabbers, who’ve constantly misled some harmless Nigerians by extorting cash from them by promoting authorities land.
“Federal Housing Authority acquired a parcel of land from the Federal Capital Territory Administration for housing growth and carried out an enumeration train and subsequently paid compensation to the farmers,” it mentioned.
In line with Chigelu, the unlawful growth occurs to be on the proper of method of Ring Highway, which companies the complete space.
“Consequently, eight months in the past, FHA and FCDA launched into the identification of all of the developments that fell inside FHA’S land and the ring street three (for elimination) to pave the best way for the event of the land,” he added.
Chigelu famous that the authority had known as on all individuals laying real claims to the land to come back ahead with proof of possession and approval to construct for documentation.
“It’s, subsequently, stunning that some individuals would give you outlandish claims that the Federal Housing Authority is planning to demolish the complete Zhidu group, giving them solely two weeks’ discover.
“The authority wouldn’t be distracted or deterred by the ambush techniques of the acclaimed leaders of the group; FHA would by no means accommodate any slum growth inside any of its estates.
“We reiterate that individuals with real claims to any portion of land within the mentioned group that fell inside FHA’s parcel of land ought to come ahead with all related paperwork and approval to develop for documentation,” he asserted.
The event comes barely two months after the FHA demolished 677 homes and partially demolished 774 homes in Festac City in Lagos.