LAGOS STATE Building Control Agency (LASBCA), says about 80 illegal structures were demolished along Navy Gate, Satellite Town in Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State.
The exercise was done in partnership with the Nigerian Navy,
to restore normalcy to the area and restore the outlook of the environment in compliance with the State Physical Planning laws,
Speaking at the scene, the General Manager of the Agency, Arc. Gbolahan Oki, lamented the rate at which some individuals continue to erect shanties along major roads without recourse to the State Physical Planning Laws and existing masterplan designed for different areas of the State.
Oki commended the partnership with the Nigerian Navy, describing it as a “timely intervention” needed to make Lagos work and salvage it from environmental degradation.
The General Manager also called on other relevant government agencies and organisations, especially other members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, to emulate the Nigerian Navy in safeguarding the lives and property of all Lagosians by supporting LASBCA in its efforts to rid the State of illegal infrastructure development.
