Operatives of the Lagos State Building Investment Corporation, Monday, demolished over 2,000 illegal shanties and makeshift shops allegedly used to deface Jakande Estate in Ejigbo. The action of the agency, according to residents and shop owners in the estate have rendered hundreds of people jobless as the shops provided a ‘daily bread’ to the owners.
According to one of the residents, Kayode Adesina who spoke to The Guardian amidst tears:

“The demolition was carried by the Lagos State Building Investment Corporation and the Ministry of Environment. They gave us notice of demolition but where do they expect us to go. They said they want to beautify the estate. They came with over seven Bulldozers and dozens of military men and here we are, I have my children in the university. My job stopped and it was from this shop they demolished that we have been feeding on.

“I am devastated as I speak to you now. We have gone to the Lagos State House of Assembly to register our protest; we have also been to Baba Jakande’s house. I am confused and I don’t know what to do.”

Another shop owner, Gboyega Adebanjo told The Guardian that the entire estate would protest the action of government.
His words:

“This was not the change we voted for. It is unfair that actions of the government are usually against the poor and the middle class. What do they expect us to do now? How can they just come and destroy our source of livelihood?”

According to another resident, who identified himself as Damilola Agbaje:

“The exercise carried out by government is not in our favour. It is not good that Lagos State government has continued to make life miserable for us. We are not in a happy mood at all.”

Women and youths of the area were sighted wearing long faces as scavengers had a filled day carrying metals from the destroyed buildings.
Although, shop owners had attempted to halt the demolition, they were prevented by fierce looking military personnel who came with the Lagos State officials.

One of the shop owners who spoke with The Guardian said that she had owned the place for over a decade.


http://www.aksmedias.com.ng/2016/11/lagos-state-government-demolishes-2000.html

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Always make sure you visit the State Ministry of Land and Survey to get reliable information about the Land you want to purchase

For this perilious recession? I really pity the poor masses.

Eko oni babe oooo..


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Frustration leads to kidnapping and arm robbery

SamuelAnyawu:
Always make sure you visit the State Ministry of Land and Survey to get reliable information about the Land you want to purchase

You've Said it All

stand acquired

I didnt even read d post

Friends colony estate Agungi blocks the free flow of water around that area because it was carved out from the route of a canal. When would it be demolished?

Nayy,Government demolition trucks are factory pre-programmed to work only on shanties and poor masses areas.

Government make life a hell to live in, I am done with Nigeria

It's painful. .but those shops has disfigured the face of the estate.. Measures has to be taken

This is serious oo

'RIP' to those buildings

Theyre just trying to restore sanity to construction, in conformity with master plan and zoning

God will see us through

SamuelAnyawu:
Always make sure you visit the State Ministry of Land and Survey to get reliable information about the Land you want to purchase

ITS USELESS WHETHER THEY GO OR NOT BECAUSE THE OCCUPANTS KNOW ITS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. THEY KNOW THE IMPLICATION PRIOR BEFORE CONSTRUCTING THE MAKE SHIFTS AND SHOPS.
THE ISSUE IS THAT CITING THE SITUATION OF THE ECONOMY, THEY DARED THE LAGOS STATE BUILDING INVESTMENT CORPORATION WHO HAS AN OFFICE IN THE ESTATE AND MANAGES THE ESTATE. BUT GOVERNMENT ACTION IS RATHER HARSH IN THIS REGARD

Lovely ipaja jakande nko oooo

They got a memo about the demolition yet they thought its a joke, that's nigerian mentality for u, we nigerians like to be told in a hard way. So dont blame govt

Abesan estate ipaja is next.ours is worse

No matter what they do to the shops, the estate won't be beautiful. The ugliness is beyond the illegally built shops. Most of the houses are just plain old and ugly. Except the government is willing to paint the houses free of charge, the place is going to remain ugly.

Lagos state Govt remember Gowon estate please.

For this ember month when things are bitting hard d poor are always pushed to the wall and d high and mighty trample on d heads of d poor masses, imagine one man returning N1Billion he stole out of N40Billion oh they have raped Nigeria and stab her without mercy

When will they demolish the road that leads to Nairaland Frontpage?



Useless governement!!!!

The government sha... ..how do you want these people to survive and you said they should not do MMM. It is stuffs like these that gives rise to crime rate.

No need to shout too much

Ataam cucumber Chidimma!

makan-makan.
oun to kan ara iwo, onbo wa kan ara ide.
hmm! Mile 2 estate.

But that's not the original Plan, just that we nigerian abuse so many things. The place is residential and not commercial so please take heart.
i Pray The lord will open a new rightful door for you all

is there a place to relocate the peeps living there? cox many will turn homeless.

vicola0281:
I didnt even read d post

same the thing tooo long

Lobolintin:
Lovely ipaja jakande nko oooo

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SWORD419:
is there a place to relocate the peeps living there? cox many will turn homeless.

It is only shops sir. Not houses

its a pity but always tell the other side of the story....what about those that sold government land,those that have 6 to 7 shops in a zone and let it out as much as 10 to 150k monthly, where some cant have any, those that constructed 2 bed room flat on government land without any approval and let it out for as much as 250k, illegal way of making money is sweet but when the legality comes we shout you all know it was a matter of time and here comes the time.

I saw it.
It's for real but what's gonna happen to d space created