El-Rufai demolished 2,000 homes in Abuja despite court orders — Fani-Kayode

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In my last contribution titled, ‘Nasir El Rufai as a Threat to National Security’, I asked a number of questions about the actions, utterances and public statements of my old friend, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, for which I am still waiting for answers.

The last thing I heard about him is that he is still in detention and that he suffered a nose-bleed whilst there after one week and for this he has my sympathies.

I hope he gets out soon so that he can respond to me directly and take care of his nose

What I forgot to mention in that piece was the large number of orphanages he knocked down in Abuja when he was Minister of FCT and the large number of orphans that he made homeless.

Outside of that he demolished 2,000 homes and buildings in Abuja and 12,000 shanties on its outskirts in which the poor had taken refuge often against court orders and without compensation!

I also forgot to mention the fact that he knocked down many orphanages in Kaduna when he was governor and that one of the last things he did whilst in office, which he ruthlessly, chillingly and cold-bloodedly, carried out the day before handing over power to Governor Uba Sani, was knock down an orphanage at Fadama Badan Dodo in Zaria.

The worst aspect of this was the fact that it took place at 1.00a.m., and without a court order!

Details of other demolition activities that he ordered in the days leading up to his exit as Governor on May 29, 2023 were as follows:

Gbagyi Villa Demolition: Roughly 72 hours before leaving office, the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) demolished numerous houses in the Gbagyi Villa community in Kaduna.

Residents claimed that these demolitions occurred despite existing court orders for him not to proceed and that many of the affected buildings were legitimate residences.

Shi’ite Buildings: On Monday, May 22, 2023—about a week before leaving office—KASUPDA demolished several structures belonging to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), including schools, a hospital and private residences, in various areas, including Kawo, Rigasa and Tudun Wada. Vanguard