Abuja residents have petitioned the Minister of The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike on threats to demolish their homes in the Sabon Lubgbe Area.
With over 60 duplexes reportedly affected, the demolition has rendered hundreds of residents homeless since it began in October this year, despite the people allegedly possessing legitimate ownership documents.
The FCT Minister, Chief Wike has been accused by the affected residents of allegedly reallocating lands to allies, disregarding their rights as legitimate owners.
According to the affected residents, no prior notice was given before the demolitions started.
It would be recalled that Verydarkman, a popular social media activist had written: “Prince Isaac Omolua
has authorized bulldozers to carry out injustice, I am calling on the attention of all military senior officers, Majors, Generals and co, it will be a disgrace and a shame to the entire Nigeria armed forces if they let Nyesom wike do this to someone as great as colonel paul ogbebor,the first Nigerian CADET OF THE NDA CODE 001,a man that carried three bullet wounds from the civil war while sacrificing for Nigeria, I want all senior officers of the army, navy and airforce to understand that tomorrow might be their turn this said land that Nyesom wike is trying to grab has a legel allocation document since 1984 and from nowhere Nyesom wike has revoked it and allocated the land to the company that is allegedly managing his hotels in Portharcourt,he also gave shares to Kingsley chinda the leader of the minority in the house of reps….this is injustice and we will stand against it”.
Records show that Wike has similar legacy in Port Harcourt with what pundits described as ‘hypercity bruhaha’, making believe easily that this can also be a case of land grabbing by force.
As a respondent puts it “It is even worst considering that the said people are helpless in the hands of a power drunk Wike who is the minister of the FCT”.