El-Rufai’s bulldozers back at work in Kaduna

By Femi Adi/ Kaduna

After more than three months break,  Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on Tuesday , ordered his bulldozers to resume knocking down houses built on government acquired land.

El-Rufai had  vowed to recover all plots of land owned by the state government.

Though the members of Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority,KASUPDA team refused to speak with any journalist on reason for the renewed demolition   around the New Millennium City layout, it was gathered they were carrying out  the governor’s  order.

The KASUPDA team which stormed the Dan Bushiya area of the New Millennium city to demolish the houses were seen accompanied by Seven Hilux vans of Operation Yaki filled with security personnel,  heavily armed.

Residents  who were around   while the demolition was going on, watched helplessly.

One of them, Adamu Mohammed ,a Dan Busgiya resident , who spoke to journalists, said they were not aware that the demolition team was coming today , but they were aware a notice was given to owners of the affected houses.

El-Rufai commenced the demolition  sometimes last year and took a break after a court order restraining him from continuing with the exercise.

He however continued with demolition of shops around the  popular printers village and Government Secondary School, Doka in Kaduna North Local government area of the state. And now, his bulldozers are back  at the New Millennium city layout area of the state.