The Federal Capital Territory Administration has read the riot act to shop owners within the Cyprian Ekwensi Centre for Arts and Culture complex
The suspect, Yusuf Ibrahim, denied the allegation, claiming they had not sold land to anyone in the area.
He explained that the move would enable companies supporting the FCT with logistics to go to market and other public places to evacuate refuse.
“We have given enough notices for them to remove their goods, to enable us to start the work,” he said.
The permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has called for a review of the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory Dissolution Order No 1, 2004.
FCTA removed illegal structures built on flood plains and under high-tension wires at the Gishiri community in the Katempe district.
Mr Galadima said the resources being committed to the demolition were enormous that it could not be allowed to go just like that.
The disconnection exercise is to help the FCTA to save about N400 million it has lost to the illegality.
Okada had been banned in major areas of the Abuja metropolis.
