{"id":111690,"date":"2024-05-02T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=111690"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:55:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:55:07","slug":"lagos-uncovers-86-under-bridge-apartments-where-tenants-pay-n250000-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/lagos-uncovers-86-under-bridge-apartments-where-tenants-pay-n250000-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Uncovers 86 Under-Bridge Apartments Where Tenants Pay N250,000 Rent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1797947879864454678\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has said the government discovered 86 apartments under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, where tenants pay N250,000 annual rent.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nPosting videos on his X account on Wednesday, Wahab said the 86 partitioned rooms, sized \u201c10\u00d710 and 12\u00d710\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the enforcement team of Lagos State\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing videos, the commissioner wrote, \u201c18 individuals squatting illegally under the bridge leading from Dolphin Estate were arrested yesterday 30th of April, 2024 by the officials from the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10\u00d710 and 12\u00d710, and a container used for different illegal activities were discovered under the Dolphin Estate Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have all been removed by the enforcement team of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, further confirmed the eviction of illegal settlers from beneath the bridge towards Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi.<\/p>\n<p>Rotimi-Akodu said 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.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cSquatters dwelling under the bridge leading from inward Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi were evicted today Tuesday, 30th of April, 2024 by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps LAGESC (aka KAI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people created their illegal settlement under the bridge, thereby exposing the critical infrastructure to impending destruction. 23 persons have so far been arrested and MoE\/KAI will continue to monitor the place. The law will take its course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also confirmed that the bridge has hitherto housed 86 rooms, partitioned into 10\u00d710 and 12\u00d710 with squatters paying an average rent of N250,000 per annum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContinuation of the removal of abode under Dolphin bridge. 11 more persons were arrested. It is important to note that wood materials were used to construct the shelters, some occupants used gas cylinders, and some had stored fuel for their generators, these are recipes for disaster,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cSquatters dwelling under the bridge leading from inward Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi were evicted today Tuesday, 30th of April, 2024 by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps LAGESC (aka KAI).\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people created their illegal settlement under the bridge, thereby exposing the critical infrastructure to impending destruction. Twenty-three persons have so far been arrested and MoE\/KAI will continue to monitor the place. 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