The Short Version
Credible academic research describes Mpape as a long-running informal settlement inside Abuja and documents repeated planning-linked clearance pressures, including a major demolition attempt and prolonged legal conflict. That evidence supports the central point that Mpape has endured within Nigeria’s planned capital despite efforts to enforce the master plan. However, the record provided is thin on independently verifying Mpape’s status specifically in 2025–2026 and omits that planning-driven displacement also contributed to Mpape’s growth.