The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday warned property owners against encouraging shanties in front or as an attachment to their fences.
Property owners in the nation’s capital build makeshift semi permanent shopping stores along their fences with the aim of generating money.
But the nation’s capital authority has warned that such practices are unacceptable.
According to FCTA, beautiful neighborhood are littered with shanties and makeshift buildings.
Giving this warning during the removal of illegal structures in Kubwa and Dutse in Abuja Comrade Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement said the situation is worrisome.
He also condemned the people that are building under extreme high tension transmission wires, saying, ‘it is hazardous to their health and dangerous in case of any eventualities.
“We came to Dutse and Kubwa to remove shanties.
“It is really worrisome that you see a very beautiful neighborhood and you just found shanties, containers on the streets and the FCTA is really worried about this, we want to warn residents not to encourage illegality on their fence and gates, it harbours criminals.
“We want to task residents to discourage this, the first containers that comes up ensure they remove it so that we have beautiful environment and not have safe haven for criminals,” he said.