Following the demolition of illegal duplexes constructed under a high-tension power line at Apo Dutse District, Abuja, allegedly belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced he will meet with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun.
Wike disclosed this during an on-the-spot inspection of the destroyed structures on Friday, according to a statement from Wike’s media aide Lere Olayinka.
He claimed that the FCT Department of Development Control had refused to grant the FCT Department of Development Control’s request for development approval.
The FCT Department of Development Control staff demolished a total of eleven flats with three and four bedrooms in the Apo-Dutse area of Abuja on Thursday, which caused the department’s staff to be detained by the police.
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“Unfortunately,” I say. Development Control called me yesterday to tell me that some buildings had to be stopped from happening, Wike said.
“The high-tension line is dangerous, and you can see it. The Nigerian Police requested permission to use the land, but Development Control declined because of the high-tension risk.
Development Control had to intervene because they refused to stop. Unfortunately, the Nigerian Police detained our officers, so I must contact the IGP about this. We cannot allow this, though I’m sure he might not be aware of it.
Source: Channels TV
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