LASG uncovers 86 rooms under Ikoyi bridge where tenants pay N250,000 rent

The Lagos State government has uncovered a network of makeshift apartments beneath the Dolphin Estate Bridge in the highbrow area of Ikoyi where tenants reportedly pay N250,000 per annum for a room.

Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said on Wednesday that a total of 86 partitioned rooms, ranging in size from 10×10 to 12×10, were found under the bridge.

Wahab revealed this in a post on X (formerly Twitter), along with videos showing the eviction and dismantling of structures under the bridge.

“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 Dolphine Estate bridge. They have all been removed by the enforcement team of Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources @LasgMOE.

“18 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 @LAGESCOfficial (KAI).

“The Illegal shanties have been dismantled this morning,” Wahab said in a series of posts.

Furthermore, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, a special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also confirmed the removal of squatters from under the bridge.

Rotimi-Akodu said the environmental infractions and unlawful settlement that necessitated the eviction, was conducted by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), widely known as KAI.