“This is an illegal construction” Lagos State Commissioner for Environment reacts to video of a canal in Lekki being sand filled to build a structure

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has reacted to a trending video of a man raising alarm over houses being built on a canal at Orchid Road in the Lekki area of the state. 

The man showed a part of the canal that had already been sand-filled for structures to be built on them.

Reacting to the video, the Commissioner described it as ‘’illegal construction’ and stated that the state government would take action.

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