“This is an illegal construction” Lagos State Commissioner for Environment reacts to video of a canal in Lekki being sandfilled to build a structure

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has reacted to a trending video of a man raising alarm over houses being built on a canal at Orchid Road in the Lekki area of the state. 

The man showed a part of the canal that had already been sand-filled for structures to be built on them.

Reacting to the video, the Commissioner described it as ‘’illegal construction’ and stated that the state government would take action.

Watch the video below