The Lagos State Government has begun the demolition of structures and shanties on setbacks of drainage channels at Lekki 2 Ikota drainage channel.
The demolition exercise in highbrow Lekki Phase II areas of Mobil road and Gedegede community followed the expiration of several contravention notices served on the property owners which were ignored.
According to Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the outright demolition underscored the seriousness of the Sanwo-Olu’s administration about law and order restoration.
The Director, Drainage Enforcement and Compliance, Engineer Mahmood Adegbite who spoke on behalf of Wahab, noted that the State started serving contravention notices on the property owners since year 2000 when all the structures were at foundation levels.
However, he said, they proved recalcitrant and rebuffed all measures suggested by the state government to them to prevent flooding major parts of the community.
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