By Stanley Onyekwere
The FCT Ministerial Taskforce Team on City Sanitation has demolished scavengers’ camp in Nyanya, one of the densely populated settlements on the outskirts of Abuja.
Head, Monitoring and Enforcement, Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Kaka Bello, who led the demolition team yesterday noted that the removal of the structures was sequel to numerous insecurity issues being experienced within the area.
Bello said the exercise was informed by the need to maintain sanity in the especially the suburbs.
According to him, weeks ago the scavengers were reminded to vacate the area but they refused to adhere to the directives.
Describing the place as colony of scavengers, he explained that despite the unending efforts of the FCT Administration through the Taskforce in clearing the place, the hoodlums still muster courage to stay.
He regretted the continued illegal activities of the scavengers in most of the suburbs and warned them to steer clear of areas that are not allocated to them.
Bello, however called on some of the residents liaising with scavengers to desist from it, as the situation will give them more courage.
“The exercise is about city cleaning and sanitation, this is a colony of scavengers which we have removed several times, but they still return.
“Weeks ago we came here to tell them the need to vacate this area, or else we will come and carry out an enforcement, and unfortunately while some of them comply others refused to comply, but we won’t be discouraged by the miscreants and scavengers refusal to heed to the taskforce team orders”, Bello said.
