Lagos govt discovers under-bridge apartment where tenants pay N250,000 rent annually

Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, stated on Wednesday that the government uncovered an apartment under the Dolphin Estate Bridge in Ikoyi for which renters pay an annual fee of N250,000.

According to the commissioner, the under-bridge residence contains 86 partitioned rooms sized “10×10 and 12×10”.

Wahab revealed this information in a post on X.com on Wednesday, along with videos.

He stated that the enforcement team from Lagos State’s Ministry of Environment and Water Resources had effectively removed all structures, including a container used for various unlawful activities, from beneath the Dolphin Estate Bridge.

Sharing videos, the commissioner wrote, “A total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container used for different illegal activities were discovered under the Dolphin Estate Bridge.

“They have all been removed by the enforcement team of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.”

A Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, further confirmed the eviction of illegal settlers from beneath the bridge towards Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi.

Rotimi-Akodu said 23 individuals were arrested during the eviction, which was carried out by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI on Tuesday.