 Bernstein government has commenced the demolition of illegal residential buildings located at veterinary quarter in North Bank community of Makurdi local government area of the state. According to the general manager of Bernstein Urban Development Authority, Abraham Bileka, most structures were situated illegally. He mentioned that occupiers of the structures had been given more than six months to relocate. In this next report, filed in by a correspondent in Makurdi, Francis Stair. Over 1,000 structures are marked. They will go down as the government says the structures include ungovernment land without certificate of occupancy and building approval from the state Urban Development Authority. The Malaysian notice about six months ago. There are two government to court. Government defeated them. In the community, they went for appeal and they were also defeated. So now we are here to do proper enforcement. And then to also send signals that government is not on vacation. There is somebody on that seat and there is a constitutional authority that presides over the duties of governors in Beno. It is a painful sight as some of the residents burst into tears appealing for their structures to be spared by the bulldozers. We locate the land by community. So as community give us land, the community doesn't cheat us. All those where they are doing, we are them they. This community, nobody come out. As nobody come out, how manage even the time where we can build house they will come collect matigran and other things. Now we are them they. Now who set the land for us? The community. Who among the community? The community, they are not here now. That is the way they come. This is the house, nobody is here. This is our house. We don't know how to call it. Go with the children. We make it half messy on us. Half messy on us. Half messy on us. So that you give us time. Anything that you want us to do. So that we go do it. And I don't get anybody anywhere to carry my children. I don't know anywhere to carry my children go because I don't want anybody to help me. Their fortune may not be totally lost as Bileka offers a bit of reprieve. This is a government land. It is under the control of the head of service. Those willing to acquire land here should go to the head of service. I mean, obtain approvals. And then come to a band of women board and also bring with their building plans and then do the needful. When they have, what do you call it, when they have half COOs, they can be granted approvals on the board. And you're also aware that even though if for instance the head of service has given them, let them get the approvals, and yet they have not gotten approvals on the board, it is our right, it is our legal right as a board to do these things we are doing. The law says clearly that once a structure is built with the knowledge of urban development, it means that that structure is illegal. At the time of filing the report, 50 illegal structures had been pulled down with more than 50 police operatives codoning off the area.