The Lagos state ministry of environment and water resources says it has discovered 86 makeshift apartments under the dolphin estate bridge, Ikoyi, where tenants reportedly pay in excess of ₦250,000 per annual for rent.
The commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, made the discovery public via a social media post. He said the 86 partitioned rooms, sized “10×10 and 12×10”.
He added that the enforcement team of the ministry had successfully removed all structures, including a container utilised for various illegal activities, from beneath the dolphin estate bridge.
A special adviser to governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, further confirmed the eviction of illegal settlers from beneath the bridge.
According to Rotimi-Akodu, 23 individuals were arrested during the eviction, which was carried out by officials of the Lagos state environmental sanitation corps, popularly known as KAI on Tuesday.
