Borno Allocates 39 Rebuilt Shops to Original Occupants

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By News Desk 

Borno State authorities have allocated 39 of 43 reconstructed shops in the Post Office area of Maiduguri to people identified as the original occupants, the state’s Commissioner for Works and Housing, Adam Bukar Bababe, has said.

Bababe made the disclosure during a live interactive programme on Al-Ansar Radio in Maiduguri, where he discussed the redevelopment of commercial areas and the allocation of shops across the city.

He said the government conducted a verification exercise to establish the identities of genuine occupants of shops demolished during the redevelopment and ensure that allocations were made to people with verifiable claims.

The remaining four shops, according to the commissioner, were allocated to the Borno Transport Management Agency (BOTMA), Borno Express, and associations representing tricycle and bus operators as part of efforts to reorganise the area.

Bababe said the demolition and redevelopment of properties around the Post Office were carried out under laws and statutory requirements governing land and property ownership.

“Property owners are expected to fulfil their statutory obligations, including the payment of applicable taxes and ground rents. They are also expected to renew their interests to government after 40 years, particularly in the case of commercial properties,” he said.

He said the affected properties had not met those obligations for decades, leading to the revocation of the interests and subsequent redevelopment of the area.

The commissioner said the redevelopment also provided designated spaces for buses and tricycles, alongside newly constructed shops for affected businesses.

Bulumkutu Market

On the resettlement of traders at the Bulumkutu ‘Yan Nono Market, Bababe said 114 cubicles were individually verified before allocation.

He said he personally supervised the verification exercise, including engagements with occupants and checks against available records to establish their claims.

Each verified original occupant was allocated one cubicle, he said, including cases where a person had previously occupied or acquired more than one shop.

The commissioner also said the ministry provided ₦50,000 to each verified occupant to help cushion the impact of relocation and support the transfer of their businesses to the resettlement market.

He added that the verification process included some traders who had operated from containers and whose claims were successfully established.

Bababe urged anyone who believes a shop had been wrongly allocated to seek redress through the appropriate legal channels.

“Whoever sees that the Ministry has allocated any shop to a person foreign to the market should challenge it through the appropriate legal channels,” he said.

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