The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources said on Wednesday that evacuation notice would be served to shanties around Kuramo waters to address flash flooding in the state.
The Commissioner of the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known while speaking with journalists after an inspection tour of some drainage and projects around Eti Osa Local Government Area with his team.
Wahab, who led a team to visit the Kuramo waters, was displeased with the community due to shanties around the area, saying it was of great concern.
“Kuramo waters is very strategic for Victoria Island and we have also had conversations with the contractors doing the coastal road that they must allow the outlet to discharge originally the way it should discharge into the Atlantic.
“This is what we came to certify and also ask them to give squatters a notice to vacate so we can clean up this whole neighbourhood. The community of shanties growing around the Kuramo waters are a major source of concern, security and environmental wise. We cannot even account for them. We are not saying you cannot come to stay in Lagos but let them account for you in Lagos so they can plan around you in Lagos like schools, health facilities and other infrastructure.
“For us, this is not encouraging. We will serve them the notices and then let them just move so we can take ownership of this place and keep it for our own safety,” he said.
He described the inspection tour as a routine inspection that started from Orchid Road in the Lekki area of the state.
Shanties around Kuramo waters to be served evacuation notice — Lagos Govt