THE minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of all illegal buildings in the Sabon-Lugbe community, along the Airport Road.

Wike, accompanied by heads of security agencies in the FCT on Tuesday, October 22, paid an unannounced visit to the community, according to a statement signed by assistant director, press, in the minister’s office, Rabi Musa Umar, and mailed to The ICIR after the visit.

The minister said buildings without proper documents from the FCT Administration should be pulled down.

Describing the building owners as land grabbers, Wike noted that the structures were built without the approval of the Development Control Department and in contravention of the land use provision of the FCT.

“You can see they are all land grabbers without documents, and we are not going to allow that,” he said.

He further directed the director, Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, to work with security agencies and bring the structures down.

He ordered the security institutions to arrest anyone who obstructed the demolition.

The minister gave a similar approval on Monday that all shanties in the city centre be pulled down.

The ICIR reported in January how the minister approved the demolition of uncompleted buildings allegedly serving as criminals’ hideouts in the Gwagwalada area council of the FCT.

Also in January, Wike approved the demolition of Nuwalege, another village along the Airport Road, which the government claimed was to be used for presidential fleet.

A recent report by The ICIR highlighted major lapses in the FCT since Wike’s assumption in office as minister.