Benue to demolish houses contravening laws
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mr abraham gbileeka the general manager of benue urban development board says the board has marked no fewer than 300 buildings that contravene law for demolition in makurdi1 he said in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan on saturday in makurdi that most of the affected structures were built on water channels1 its true that people are building on water channels and it is our responsibility as a board to stop them the only action we have to sustain the right thing1 once we discover that you have not received a legitimate approval from the board and you have gone ahead to build we serve you a notice which will lead to demolition1 so at the moment we already have 300 houses marked for demolition in makurdi alone he said1 the general manager also said that the structures marked for demolition were not only built on water canals but lack government approval1 gbilekaa said that areas that would be affected are nyiman extension achussa genabe owner occupier wadata and high-level naka road and some communities in north bank1 he however explained that marking a house does not necessarily lead to demolition as houses were marked sometimes because they have no records with the board1 gbilekaa warned the residents of the state against raising illegal structures that such buildings stand the risk of being demolished1 he also advised them to ensure that due process was followed when obtaining approval for their structures.nan1