Lagos state marks structures for demolition in Ikota, Lekki, issues contravention orders

• Lagos authorities authorities has issued implicit 100 contravention orders against constructions going connected successful Ikota, Lekki
• The Lagos State Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructural Development (MWID) explained the reasons for these orders
• The ministry besides gave a stop-work bid against unauthorised onshore reclamation going connected on the waterfront

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The Lagos state authorities has ordered a halt to amerciable operation projects going connected astir the Lekki and Ikota axis.

This is portion of efforts to support Lagos’ waterfronts and forestall amerciable encroachments and unauthorised onshore reclamations successful the affected areas.

The Commissioner of the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development (MWID), Honourable Ekundayo Alebiosu led a regular monitoring workout on Ikota Creek, Eleganza, Lekki, during which helium issued the contravention notices and stop-work order.

The Commissioner noted that the structures ran contrary to the gathering regularisation and posed an biology threat. Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei/LASG
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The Commissioner ordered an contiguous halt to each amerciable constructions and unauthorised reclamation of lands astatine the h2o corridors, explaining that they airs biology and infrastructural hazard to Lagosians.

Lagos authorities gives reasons for stop-work orders

The Ministry besides issued 10 stop-work orders to halt unauthorised reclamation projects recovered to beryllium encroaching connected the earthy creek corridor successful the area.

In a post connected the Lagos authorities authorities Facebook handle, the commissioner explained that the structures encroach connected the earthy creek corridor, and indispensable beryllium stopped immediately.

He noted that the orders became indispensable aft the ministry discovered unauthorised onshore reclamation attempts that endanger the earthy waterways.

Alebiosu warned that strict adherence to the gathering regulations, and the waterfront setback compliance indispensable beryllium followed.

He besides warned against dumping garbage successful oregon astir the waterfronts, stressing that they indispensable beryllium protected for the information of existent and aboriginal generations.

Alebiosu reiterated that the ministry would transportation retired its responsibilities without fearfulness oregon favour. He said;

“We beryllium it to Lagosians to sphere our coastal assets, truthful the Ministry remains afloat committed to protecting these ecosystems and ensuring afloat compliance with each applicable constructions laws pertaining to the waterfront.”

The station showed pictures of the affected structures, including a portion gathering wrong a fenced building, with the interaction of the h2o disposable connected the damp walls.

Building collapses successful Ikota, Lekki

Recall that a gathering precocious collapsed astatine the Ikota country of Lekki, Ajah Lagos state, resulting successful the decease of 2 individuals.

Several others were trapped nether the rubble, but the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) archetypal recovered 2 bodies of a dormant big antheral and a young boy.

The two-storey structure, inactive nether construction, caved successful connected Tuesday, January 28, and astir 5 workers were hospitalised with superior injuries.

Two storey-building collapses successful Orile

Another two-storey gathering collapsed astir the Orile-Iganmu axis, raising adjacent much worries astir the frequence of gathering collapses successful Lagos State.

The structures erected connected illegally reclaimed lands obstruct the earthy waterways, and could illness successful the lawsuit of dense rainfall oregon storm. Photo credit: LASG
Source: Facebook

The authorities authorities has since been connected a ngo to enforce the gathering rules and regulations, and get escaped of structures that bash not comply.

In a caller warning, the authorities stressed that the lives of Lagos authorities residents would beryllium protected and each structures that endanger the information of Lagosians would beryllium taken down, irrespective of the owner.

Lagos State begins demolition astatine Ogudu GRA

In related news, the Lagos authorities authorities has commenced the demolition of illegal structures astatine Ogudu GRA successful April 2025.

This includes structures that compromise nationalist safety, unapproved structures, and others that compromise Lagos authorities gathering regulations.

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) announced that the further 90-day amnesty play fixed to them had expired.

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