The Nigeria Police Force has said that the POWA Complex in Computer Village, Lagos, will be demolished to make way for a modern shopping complex.
In a terse statement, the Force said the move is also in compliance with environmental impact assessment to avoid hazard.
The statement was issued following an outrage over the move which saw traders currently occupying the POWA complex issued a 24-hour eviction notice.
According to the Police, “The Nigeria Police Force has been inundated with enquiries concerning the planned demolition of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) Shopping Complex, Ikeja, Lagos.
“It has become imperative to properly establish that the complex, a property of the Nigeria Police Officer’s Wives Association, which is officially allocated to wives of Police Officers and their relatives, has been scheduled for demolition to enable the Force commence immediate construction of a modern shopping complex on the same land.”
