The Federal Capital Territory Administration says it may begin to take actions against defiant land owners for tampering with lands previously revoked by the order of the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.
The Director of the FCT Department of Development Control, Muktar Galadima, gave the hint after officials of the department stopped owners from developing on their lands in spite of the revocation order.
Punch reports that the officials, who were accompanied by some security agents, confiscated building equipment found on the sites, and chased away some workers while others were arrested majorly for profiling.
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According to the PUNCH report, the FCT minister had ordered the revocation of about 165 plots of land, in a document signed by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, on September 21, 2023.
Meanwhile, the document revealed that, the lands were revoked due to the violation and contravention of terms of development of the Rights of Occupancy, as contained in Section 28(5) (a) & (b) of the Land Use Act.
Speaking with pressmen during the operation, Galadima disclosed that the department acted on information that some owners had returned to the revoked lands to continue working, warning that those who defaulted may be prosecuted.