Beautiful Nigeria: Crushed Rock Quarry Mpape, Abuja

Crushed Rock is an abandoned quarry in Mpape, Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.

The quarry was opened in 1977, just a year after the decision to relocate Nigeria’s capital to Abuja from Lagos.

During the 1980s the quarry provided much of the stone for the construction of the new city.

It has been abandoned since at least 2010.

The quarry and quarry lake are now a popular tourist location.

History

The quarry was operated by Crushed Rock Industries (Nigeria) Limited, which was incorporated on 13 May 1977.

The quarry was created after the 1976 decision to relocate the capital of Nigeria to Abuja from Lagos.

It was heavily utilised during the 1980s when it, and others in Mpape, supplied much of the stone required for the construction of new buildings in the city.

The quarry is in the nearby neighbourhood of Mpape (which means “rock” in the Gwari language).