A week after reports of the
demolition of property worth 250 Million belonging to the Emir of Kano
Muhammadu Sanusi II, by the Kano State Government, the administration has
requested the monarch’s account number for compensation.
This is contained in a statement,
on Wednesday, by the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Bureau for Land Management,
Murtala Shehu Umar.
The property, located at Ibrahim
Dabo Road, was demolished to pave way for the ongoing flyover and underpass
being constructed at the Dangi Roundabout area. The demolition of structures
within the land and the fence was supervised by the Commissioner of Works,
Engineer Muaz Magaji, on Friday, 15 November 2019.
Officials of the Ministry of
Lands disclosed that Emir Sanusi purchased the 1.2-hectare land in 2010 at a
cost of 200 Million and that the land was recently valued 250 Million at a
commercial rate.
But the state government has
insisted that payment would be made in accordance with the statutory land rate
– N4.5million.
Umar said the government did not
seize “any land belonging to the Monarch. Although as the general public is
aware that the present administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is
constructing a gigantic Underpass, first of its kind in the country at Dangi on
Zaria road, and due to the nature of design and size of the underpass some
structures within the area were affected and needed to be removed from the
area.
“Among the structures affected
are 2 wall fenced lands belonging to the Emir, one at Ibrahim Dabo Road, and
the other at Dr. Borodo Road and another big dilapidated room attached to the
walls, these structures were removed with the consent of His Royal Highness as
it was not the whole plot that was affected as some Media reported.
“Any person is free to visit the
area to assess and see for himself to avoid doubt and report to the general public
what he/she has seen instead of carrying news from the people who don’t want
peace in the State.
“Based on this development Kano
State Bureau for Land Management is appealing to His Royal Highness the Emir of
Kano Malan Muhammadu Sanusi II to send his account details for the payment of
his compensation, since the Government has released the money to the Bureau to
settle all the compensation of the affected structures, and only the Emir is
yet to submit his bank details as at this time”
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