The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday demolished a multimillion Naira duplex built on plot 226, in Wuse Zone 6, an unapproved land. This was revealed by the Director, Department of Development Control Director, Mukhtar Galadima who said his team had to carry out extensive investigation to ascertain the original owner of the plot, given varying claims that were being put forth by different parties. It was revealed that the building, is said to belong to His Royal Highness Oba Oyebade Lipede but was fraudulently taken over by Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Kamba and Alhaji Ademu Teku, who illegally constructed the duplex against all warnings.
Galadima told journalists that the Administration will not consider the status of any defaulting developer, once development rules and regulations are violated.
He said: “We demolished the duplex because somebody built without valid title and building plan approval on someone else land. Investigation revealed that the developer is not the owner of the plot, which is why we had to remove the building.
“We allowed the building to this stage before demolishing it, because we had to follow all the processes. He was served all the notices to stop work, but being a recalcitrant developer, he continued without heeding the notices we served.
“After our investigation we ascertained the original allottee, so we have to remove it. We are going to consult the legal department to know the next action against the developer”
