Residents weep as Lagos state govt demolish their properties blocking water channels in Ikota (videos)

A video of residents of an estate weeping and left in shock after their buildings were demolished in the Ikota axis of Lagos state has surfaced online. 

The video showed properties being removed from the building. A young man is seen weeping and throwing tantrums as the taskforce agents moved with their caterpillar to destroy more buildings in the area.

The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in a chat with the residents said they were given enough time to evacuate the buildings but they refused.

Watch the videos below…

Lagos state Government just demolished a whole estate, not one house, the whole estate in Lekki #Nigeria #Opay #kano pic.twitter.com/ldiPnDHL6G

— CHUKS  (@ChuksEricE) October 14, 2023

Conversation between the owners and the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. @tokunbo_wahab …. Watch and Be the judge pic.twitter.com/wD4o149cuf

— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) October 14, 2023