For failing to adhere to the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s closing time regulation for parks and gardens, has revoked allocation to the Spotlight Garden Events and Recreation, Wuye.
The coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC, Umar Shuaibu, who led a team on a demolition exercise at the garden, said the move had become necessary following the flagrant disregard for the safety of staff and patrons of the garden.
Shuaibu, while regretting that hoodlums had attacked and killed a security operative who was on duty at the garden, added that several notices were served the operator of the garden for continously violating the 7pm closing time.
He explained that the decision to demolish the garden immediately after the attack, was to serve as deterrent to others who may want to violate the rules, and jeopardising the lives of residents.
He also disclosed that the facility will not only be demolished, but the allocation has been revoked.
Shuaibu explained that the FCTA was enforcing the 7pm close time for parks and gardens, because of the peculiar security situation in the nation’s capital.
According to him, both the allottee and the operator of the garden will be prosecuted for the violation of the regulations which created an enabling environment that led to the death of an innocent citizen.
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 7:00pm. “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.
“Hence, this allocation stands revoked and the site will be demolished and recovered by the Administration immediately.
“This should serve as a warning to all park allottees and operators who deem it fit to arrogantly violate the laid down rules and regulations”, he added.