The Lagos State Ministry of Environment has destroyed a structure serving as a restaurant on a drainage along Ademola Tokunbo street, Victoria Island.

Tokunbo Wahab, the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, on his post on Monday through his X platform said while at the place, the officials observed that the structure was constructed using two 20-foot imported containers placed on the setback and padded with Plaster of Paris.

The drainage behind where the containers were placed was sealed with metal sheets and converted to a septic tank.

The commissioner said, “Officers from the Monitoring Enforcement and Compliance Department of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources #LasgMOE while on enforcement of some infractions in Lekki over the weekend observed the placement of a structure serving as a restaurant on the drainage setback along Ademola Tokunbo Street, Victoria Island.

“The occupiers were served abatement notice, and the structures were marked for removal. Earlier today, the containers were removed, and the drainage was cleared.”

Some days ago, the government also demolished illegal structures on setbacks on Fafunwa Street, Victoria Island.

Following the dislodgement of mechanics on MacGregor Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos after several complaints from the public, and the occupants not yielding to the several notices served on them.