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Bulldozers from the Federal Capital Development Authority on
Tuesday morning in Abuja demolished some buildings within the premises
of the African Independent Television.
A Punch correspondent gathered that officials of the agency came
with policemen and forced their way into the premises before embarking
on the demolition exercise.
Some sets of buildings at the entrance of the television station
located on Padoma Hill, Asokoro, and the fence that separated the
station from some private building were brought down by the bulldozers.
It was gathered that the FCDA had raised issues concerning some
structures within the compound since 2011, but the issues were said to
have been resolved.
However, a month ago, it was also learnt that the FCDA brought out the issues that were said to have been resolved.
A source close to the station also said that the FCDA also
complained about the road that was constructed by the broadcast station
to facilitate access to it in 2007.
An official of DAAR Communications told TheCable that the building
meant for security staff of the organisation had been demolished. It is
still not clear why the demolishing is taking place but the action has
caused panic among workers and residents of the area.