FG vows to fully reclaim FESTAC town dailytrust.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytrust.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NAN gathered that the task force was working for the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Both the leader of the task force and a representative of FHA at the scene refused to comment on the development. They told NAN that they did not have the authority to speak on the matter. More than 100 shops, shanties and other buildings were pulled down by the task force. Traders, artisans, others cry as task force demolishes market in FESTAC. [NAN] Pulse Nigeria While some traders and artisans hurriedly moved out some of their wares and tools, many of them could not. Some churches operating at the place were seen moving away their property, removing the roofs and gates in case of demolition.
Weeping, sorrow, disappointment and regrets filled the atmosphere in FESTAC Town, Lagos, on Sunday as a Lagos State task force demolished the popular Agboju Market, shanties and other illegal buildings on the town’s former Buffa Zone.
Lagos FHA demolishes Agboju market, buildings in FESTAC as traders, artisans lament nairametrics.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nairametrics.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Traders, artisans weep as task force demolishes markets, workshops in Festac
“We put the access roads here, but look at what we are losing. We have lost more than 100 million here. What we have lost here we can’t gain back. 2 min read
Weeping, sorrow, disappointment and regrets filled the atmosphere in Festac Town, Lagos, on Sunday, as a Lagos State task force demolished the popular Agboju Market, shanties and other illegal buildings on the town’s Buffer Zone.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that traders, mechanics and other artisans operating on the zone counted their losses as bulldozers turned their goods, shops and workshops into rubbles.