FCTA clears UTC complex, vows to sustain exercise
The FCT Administration yesterday extended its city sanitation efforts to the popular UTC Complex in the Area 10 area of Garki District in Abuja, targeting what it described as a dark spot and haven for criminal elements. Mukhtar Galadima, the Director of Development Control, told journalists that the operation is part of a broader city […]
FCTA clears UTC complex, vows to sustain exercise
The FCT Administration yesterday extended its city sanitation efforts to the popular UTC Complex in the Area 10 area of Garki District in Abuja, targeting what it described as a dark spot and haven for criminal elements.
Mukhtar Galadima, the Director of Development Control, told journalists that the operation is part of a broader city sanitation and security initiative.
Galadima said the operation began with the clearing of a dumpsite near the UTC complex before moving to the main area where hoodlums reside.
He noted that the FCT Security Council had directed the operation and that the administration plans to sustain the effort to ensure lasting change.
He said the cleared land, located within the transit way corridor of the Abuja Master Plan, will be secured with fencing to prevent future encroachment.
“In the Abuja Master Plan, the Land Use Act for Phase One and Garki District, this is part of the transit way corridor. It has not been developed yet but it is being maintained and protected against any instance of land grabbing,” he said.
Responding to recent social media backlash regarding the demolition of a garden in Zone 3, Galadima clarified that proper procedures were followed and that the garden, Panorama, was never demolished.
He stated that notices were served as far back as October 2023, with subsequent notices in 2024 and February 2025.
Galadima said he also personally met with mechanics in the area to inform them of the impending clearance.
He stressed that the park itself was not destroyed.
“The park which was allocated to Panorama is still in existence. If you go there today, the playground is there, the gym is there, even the lounge. All other facilities are there in the park,” he said.