The Federal Capital Terriory Administration (FCTA) has demolished over 400 illegal structures along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Road, Abuja.
The Chairman, FCT Ministerial Committee on City Sanitation, Ikharo Attah led the exercise on Sunday.
He explained that the raid was part of efforts to address the threats to security in the nation’s capital.
Structures at Lugbe-Across, Lugbe-Berger, Car wash and Lugbe Zone 5 were pulled down.
The officials of Abuja Environmental Protection Board and FCT Department of Development Control were part of the exercise.
The eight-hour ooeration involved security agencies including Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, etc.
FCTA Director of Security Services, Adamu Gwary, noted that the administration would not fold its hands and watch criminals overrun the city.
