The well-known COVID-19 market in Area 11 of Abuja is to be demolished, under order of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike.

Osi Braimah, the director of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), said this while addressing the media during the shanty store demolition that took place in the market.

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To lessen the constant insecurity that locals experience, shanties and illegal settlements in Area 11 and other areas of the city are being removed.

The FCT’s Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued the AEPB a directive to speed up the destruction of all shanties, unlawful settlements, and squatter camps in the FCT.

“We have been doing this for a very long time, primarily because this scaling up will improve city sanitation and also cater to the attendant problem of insecurity,” he said.