Structures used as brothels as well as hideouts allegedly used by criminals in a slum in Wuse, Zone 3, Abuja, eere on Friday, demolished by the Federal Capital Territory Administration.
The Senior Special Adviser to the FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah, who spoke to the Press after the exercise, said the structures constituted environmental nuisance in the area, which is the heart of the city.
Attah said the exercise would be continue until the city was rid of the nuisance.
He disclosed that the Coordinator of AMMC, Umar Shauib, got a petition from the neighborhood about the activities of some unscrupulous elements in the area so they mobilized relevant agencies to sanitize the area.
“We had cleared it before, but sadly, many of them rebuilt it within one or two months.
“We felt so bad that we could see the scavengers in their large numbers returning very quickly. The illegal shops, shanties, and brothels were all returning despite the FCT minister’s commitment and conviction to keep Abuja clean. It’s very disturbing but we are determined to keep the city clean.
“Wuse is the heart of the city and must not be turned into a den of criminals, scavengers, and prostitutes. In the heart of the city, where you have scavengers, criminals, brothels, and shanties, there are bound to be drug peddlers.”
Attah said identity cards of people whose bags were reportedly stolen and those of policemen were found during the operation.
He added, “If we remove this place, they won’t have a place to peddle drugs again or use it as a criminal hideout. We will keep coming and cleaning, and eventually they will have to leave the city.”
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