Nigeria: FCTA demolishes illegal settlement, shanties along rail corridor — Africa Links 24

The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s, FCTA, Special Ministerial Task Team, has demolished illegal settlements behind National Park and National Military Cemetery, along Airport Road, Abuja.

The settlement, named Ruga, was demolished while hundreds of shanties, made from sacks, planks and scrap roofing sheets along the rail corridor were destroyed and set ablaze.

The task team named “Operation Sweep” is being headed by the Commissioner of Police in FCT, Olatunji Disu and…