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The Lagos State Government has threatened to demolish 280 properties illegally built at the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme, located in the Eti Osa Local Government Area of the state.
The government said to forestall the creation of slums, distortion of the Lagos State master plan and erosion of the state’s coastal area, it issued contravention notices to the over 280 illegal property owners and occupiers of the area on Saturday.
“According to the notices, the occupants are required to provide relevant documentation and approvals that justify their occupation of the properties in question within seven days of the notice, failure of which a demolition notice will be served on them,” a Tuesday statement by the government said.
According to the government, the over 280 properties, which included completed, under-construction, and undeveloped lands, were found to be without any government papers authorising their construction.
It noted that this was discovered after a technical assessment of the Mayegun Waterfront Scheme by the survey team of the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development.
The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Ekundayo Alebiosu, urged the property owners to voluntarily remove their structures before the expiration of the contravention notices served on them or come forward to regularise their documents if they have any to avoid penalty.
He warned that all the illegal activities along the waterfront schemes and corridor must come to an end immediately as the state government would no longer condone or accept people encroaching on government properties, land and setbacks.
Revealing that the state government, through the ministry, is currently sanitising the Okun Ajah waterfront scheme where similar encroachment is, Alebiosu noted that the government would not relent in its efforts to protect the state waterfront schemes and infrastructure while ensuring the safety of life and properties along the coastal area of the state.
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