Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, said hoodlums attacked Spotlight Garden last week and killed a security operative.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday demolished Spotlight Garden Events and Recreation for violating its park operation timeline policy.
The FCTA also revoked the allocation of the garden located in Wuye District of Abuja.
Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, said hoodlums attacked Spotlight Garden last week and killed a security operative.
It was gathered that the allottee and the operator of the demolished garden have been served several notices for continuously violating the FCTA policy.
Shuaibu explained that the decision to demolish the garden immediately after the attack was to serve as a deterrence to others who may want to violate rules.
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Shuaibu argued that FCTA was enforcing the 7 pm closing time for parks and gardens because of the peculiar security situation in the nation’s capital.
According to him, the allottee and the operator of Spotlight Garden will be prosecuted for violation of the regulations leading to the attack and killing of the security officer.
He said: “Just last week at a park called Spotlight Garden Events and Recreation in Wuye District, the operator flagrantly violated our closing time regulation by operating beyond 7 pm. This attracted the activities of armed hoodlums who gunned down a gallant security officer in cold blood. This could have been avoided if they had complied with our regulations.
“The park allottee and the operator will henceforth be prosecuted for the violation of the regulations and for creating the enabling environment that led to the death of an innocent citizen. Already the park operator has been arrested.”