Lagos Nab 18 lllegal squatters, Uncover, Destroy 86 Under-Bridge Apartments Where Tenants Pay N250,000 Rent

May 2, 2024

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, says the State government has discovered 86 apartments under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi.

He disclosed this on X with videos showing the apartments.

He added that a total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container used for different illegal activities were discovered under the Dolphin Estate bridge.

“They have all been removed by the enforcement team of Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources .

He added that the enforcement team of Lagos State’s Ministry of Environment and Water Resources had successfully removed all structures, including a container utilised for various illegal activities, from beneath the Dolphin Estate Bridge.

Sharing videos, the commissioner wrote, “18 individuals squatting illegally under the bridge leading from Dolphin Estate were arrested on 30th of April, 2024 by the officials from the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps”