The demolition of illegal structures was halted due to the limited number of security personnel available for the exercise
The Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) has suspended its ongoing demolition exercise for three weeks.
The exercise, which affects buildings considered illegal within the Jos-Bukuru metropolis, began in May and is being undertaken toward implementing the Greater Jos master plan.
JMDB General Manager, Mathias Hata, announced the suspension on Wednesday, saying it was necessitated by the limited number of security personnel available for the exercise.
“Most of the security personnel attached to the board are currently enforcing the ban on commercial motorcyclists in the metropolis,” he said. “We would have loved to complete the demolition exercise as quickly as possible, but we shall exercise a little patience.”
Hata, however, said that the ban on commercial motorcycles was a laudable step that would aid the quest to secure the metropolis.
On the Greater Jos master plan, Hata blamed current resistance to it on poor information.
?If they (populace) knew what was happening, we will do our work without security agents accompanying us,?? he said.
He said that the illegal buildings had already been marked and would be pulled down once the exercise resumed.
