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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by iukpe: 7:09pm On Sep 25, 2025

Were they dead when these people were building?
Someone in the local government council approved this for money and they should be held responsible. No one builds anywhere without some sort of clearance. And if it's illegal it should be stopped before 10% of the job is done.
I know Nigerians also will want to pay for the warnings to stop.
This is hard but looks like the day of reckoning.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Charly68: 7:16pm On Sep 25, 2025

No sentiment when it comes to maintaining standards..

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Kewekubosineh: 7:27pm On Sep 25, 2025

zero8zero:
God one from LASG. Remember when illegal structures were demolished at Alaba rago, these people wailing now supported the demolition. And the people affected did not go to town screaming victimization. Now, your own illegal occupation have come home to roost.
Reminds me of a man, a very bitter Obidient who was giving thumbs up to Govt demolishing Alaba rago but when he was asked, he said Govt cannot touch Trade fair, if Govt touched trade fair, bla bla bla will happen. I want to see his power, thankfully, he will come on his show this evening.

You should be ignored because you can't buy a bag of cement to know how difficult to put a structure like this.

Only those who have buildings know the extent of calamity caused. Not a bystander like you who only cherishes political comments tailored against OBIdients.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by IMPARTIAL: 7:35pm On Sep 25, 2025

In the eyes of our Almighty God, this is wrong. I am sure approvals must have been given to build these houses because everyone knows the implications of building non-approved houses in Lagos.

I pray there is no backfire to this in the future.

Revenge runs deep in the heart of the aggrieved.

May God just take control.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by chuks212: 7:44pm On Sep 25, 2025

madridguy:
I don't know if the right agencies are always sleeping when buildings like this are under construction.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by rickyrex(m): 7:57pm On Sep 25, 2025

zero8zero:
God one from LASG. Remember when illegal structures were demolished at Alaba rago, these people wailing now supported the demolition. And the people affected did not go to town screaming victimization. Now, your own illegal occupation have come home to roost.
Reminds me of a man, a very bitter Obidient who was giving thumbs up to Govt demolishing Alaba rago but when he was asked, he said Govt cannot touch Trade fair, if Govt touched trade fair, bla bla bla will happen. I want to see his power, thankfully, he will come on his show this evening.

whats this one saying? Off point

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Krankhead: 7:58pm On Sep 25, 2025

I remember the Trade fair complex, Agric ;Barracks, There are no residential areas, only business, only thr trade fair. All of a sudden people start building houses.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by vanitybutiwanti: 8:07pm On Sep 25, 2025

At this rate just invest in fixed income or stock and if you must do real estate, take your money to Abuja.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by MemoriesAndMe: 8:09pm On Sep 25, 2025

How can buildings this well-completed suddenly be "illegal"? I was expecting to see stuff like buka, aboki shed etc, but these are completed buildings being called illegal and are being demolished. That's not fair.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Jayhome24: 8:12pm On Sep 25, 2025

DatNiggaDaz:
See how they are destroying businesses of humans. This are not residentiial areas but places that generates Jobs, revenue, taxes.

Our neigbours have really passed through a lot in the hands of these people. Even my people from the ND also passed through a lot because some say they look like our neigbours.from the East

This kind of wickedness will backfire one day. Just because of a stolen mandate that would soon end

Your last paragraph pissed me off . Who stole your mandate? Mandate of who from who? Pls if you have nothing better to say pls shut up.

My advise for sanwo is destroying all these expensive structures is heart broken and no need for this.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Kewekubosineh: 8:16pm On Sep 25, 2025

These demolitions have approval of the man at Aso Rock. Otherwise, the demolitions can't happen.

Example is the Lagos state House of Assembly where the Speaker,Obasa, was removed for corruption by majority House members. But he was reinstated because the man at Aso Rock was not informed before his removal. The Bourdillon landlord didn't blink an eye before he ordered his reinstatement.

So, what's happening at trade fair has the approval of the man at Aso Rock. Lagos state governor is just a rubber stamp, carrying orders from powers that be.

The man lost elections in 2023 in Lagos state. He didn't take it kindly. And it's the genesis of the destruction of properties perceived to be of people of southeast extraction.

Nigerian federalism is at razors edge.

Let's renegotiate the basis of our staying together as a nation. Too much wickedness in the polity.

One thing is certain. Comeuppance will visit those who have contributed to this calamity and destruction of properties.

It's their sweat and you can't destroy what they built in a jiffy. No, Almighty God is s alive to superintend over this injustice and wickedness!

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by bizzibodi(m): 8:18pm On Sep 25, 2025

This demolition is targeted at a particular tribe to punish them for not voting for emilokan.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Ishilove: 8:20pm On Sep 25, 2025

This is disturbing. If the developers got approval from the Lagos state government then I think they should take the government to court.

Unfortunately the justice system in Nigeria is terrible and it may take them a very long time to get justice.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by dododawa1: 8:25pm On Sep 25, 2025

Results of ( bribery ) when you know, you are

doing WORLD things.

D wise one will understand me better.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by DrAkpa(m): 8:34pm On Sep 25, 2025

Antoeni:
Trade fair Complex is owned by the Federal Government. Hence, Lagos State Govt. doesn't have any business demolition any building there.

they can't survive without Igbo man money, criminals

But Tinubu is currently the federal government. What can we do? That is why the igbos must align with Atiku in 2027 to take out Tinubu. If una do otherwise, na una sabi

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by lionphil(m): 8:45pm On Sep 25, 2025

Slytiger:
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, confirmed the demolition in a brief statement posted on his official social media handle.

https://saharareporters.com/2025/09/25/lagos-moves-bulldozers-trade-fair-complex-demolishes-several-illegal-defective

Why is it that it's only where Igbos are predominant that they suddenly realise (after approval and tax collection) that the structure is illegal.

Igbos will have their Biafra and just like the history of the war was passed down and even the newly born feel the pain, this will also be passed down. It will be written on the sands of time.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by GloriousGbola: 9:23pm On Sep 25, 2025*

Ishilove:
This is disturbing. If the developers got approval from the Lagos state government then I think they should take the government to court.

Unfortunately the justice system in Nigeria is terrible and it may take them a very long time to get justice.

Because they don't.

LASG will NEVER demolish any structure without prior notices. I have been through this enough times.

What usually happens is the process was slow or someone was in a hurry.

Back in the 2000s my old place did a flurry of upgrades. Our then HOD was chummy with some lasg planning ogas and we did alot of upgrades without approvals.

Fast forward to the 2010s and we were upgrading again. We met with lasspa and were first slapped with fines for all our unapproved previous upgrades

One project we put a structure within the setback. One year later lasbca came and told us to remove it.
They literally brought a bulldozer.

A lot of contractors for commercial projects will tell you how they tried to skirt rules and got into trouble.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Astromania(m): 9:25pm On Sep 25, 2025*

vanitybutiwanti:
At this rate just invest in fixed income or stock and if you must do real estate, take your money to Abuja.

Make dem carry their money go Abuja & meet Wike for there abi... or anoda Babasope Tyrant dat will be persecuting their Real Estate Investment becos Abuja isn't their indigenous land

I'll just advise all Igbos @ dis point to look at ASABA, ONITSHA, PORTHARCOURT or even fast developing ENUGU for Investment.

And they should pressure Igbo Politicians to advocate d motion: Government should allow Free & Fair Imports in d S•S Ports; IBETO, ONNE & IBOM

A serious & thinking country will have long dredged up d River-Niger WaterWay, connecting it to sea... & d Onitsha RiverPort will be receiving Vessels

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Odani: 11:13pm On Sep 25, 2025

DatNiggaDaz:
See how they are destroying businesses of humans. This are not residentiial areas but places that generates Jobs, revenue, taxes.

Our neigbours have really passed through a lot in the hands of these people. Even my people from the ND also passed through a lot because some say they look like our neigbours.from the East

This kind of wickedness will backfire one day. Just because of a stolen mandate that would soon end

The government doesn't want to open up port Harcourt and Calabar sea ports for a reason. They know the ND is naturally endowed and if these sea ports are opened, no igbo business man will be here taking this nonsense from them.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Konquest: 11:33pm On Sep 25, 2025

Slytiger:
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, confirmed the demolition in a brief statement posted on his official social media handle.

https://saharareporters.com/2025/09/25/lagos-moves-bulldozers-trade-fair-complex-demolishes-several-illegal-defective

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Ishilove: 11:40pm On Sep 25, 2025

GloriousGbola:
Because they don't.

LASG will NEVER demolish any structure without prior notices. I have been through this enough times.

What usually happens is the process was slow or someone was in a hurry.

Back in the 2000s my old place did a flurry of upgrades. Our then HOD was chummy with some lasg planning ogas and we did alot of upgrades without approvals.

Fast forward to the 2010s and we were upgrading again. We met with lasspa and were first slapped with fines for all our unapproved previous upgrades

One project we put a structure within the setback. One year later lasbca came and told us to remove it.
They literally brought a bulldozer.

A lot of contractors for commercial projects will tell you how they tried to skirt rules and got into trouble.

And then afterwards they start playing the victim.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Ekeneegwu(m): 2:13am On Sep 26, 2025

Lol disgruntled LASG incompetence at its peak .. when these building were being constructed you lot where in slumber ?

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Berankis: 5:17am On Sep 26, 2025

madridguy:
I don't know if the right agencies are always sleeping when buildings like this are under construction.

Is it not the same Lagos State Government that gave people CofO's and went back after several years to pull down the houses in the mid-night in Oworonshoki just about 2weeks ago?

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by Pinklada: 6:49am On Sep 26, 2025

zero8zero:
God one from LASG. Remember when illegal structures were demolished at Alaba rago, these people wailing now supported the demolition. And the people affected did not go to town screaming victimization. Now, your own illegal occupation have come home to roost.
Reminds me of a man, a very bitter Obidient who was giving thumbs up to Govt demolishing Alaba rago but when he was asked, he said Govt cannot touch Trade fair, if Govt touched trade fair, bla bla bla will happen. I want to see his power, thankfully, he will come on his show this evening.

Everyone's knows that they r mere chest beaters

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by PenpalOso: 6:58am On Sep 26, 2025

When will people realize this is a regular “revenue generation racket” going on in Lagos. They approve your property for building, you start building, paying taxes at different levels of your unfinished building to different packets of agberos and revenue collecting cretins. Then once your building is completed and you’re no longer paying, another ‘government agency’ shows up to tell you your building is illegal. Wham! Your sweat and hardwork is mowed down by vile, corrupt political lackeys at the orders of their overlords.
But that’s not all folks. Guess what happens to the acres of already demolished land? Of course the government waits till the tension blows over then sends another representative to resume handing out fraudulent C of O’s to intending buyers. Unfortunately people never learn and in a few months, this racket is rinsed and repeated.
Don’t dare quote me to tell me about any drainage rubbish if you’ve never been to trade fair. There are multiple houses on Lagos island and agege visually leaning and pleading for demolition but we all know why the bulldozers won’t go there.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by stanluiz(m): 7:26am On Sep 26, 2025

PenpalOso:
When will people realize this is a regular “revenue generation racket” going on in Lagos. They approve your property for building, you start building, paying taxes at different levels of your unfinished building to different packets of agberos and revenue collecting cretins. Then once your building is completed and you’re no longer paying, another ‘government agency’ shows up to tell you your building is illegal. Wham! Your sweat and hardwork is mowed down by vile, corrupt political lackeys at the orders of their overlords.
But that’s not all folks. Guess what happens to the acres of already demolished land? Of course the government waits till the tension blows over then sends another representative to resume handing out fraudulent C of O’s to intending buyers. Unfortunately people never learn and in a few months, this racket is rinsed and repeated.
Don’t dare quote me to tell me about any drainage rubbish if you’ve never been to trade fair. There are multiple houses on Lagos island and agege visually leaning and pleading for demolition but we all know why the bulldozers won’t go there.

You capture everything happening in lagos. That's the reason lagos is becoming hostile and unlivable.

Lagos state lives on extortion. They can't provide good , water and other basic social amenities but they will rush to demolish building. The same building that were approved by them. After building, they will demolish your properties by using flimsy excuses. Too bad!

Lagos is the last place I will ever thought of building or buying a land or a property.I will never try that. Never. I don't want to hear stories that touches.

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Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by aswani(m): 7:59am On Sep 26, 2025

DatNiggaDaz:
See how they are destroying businesses of humans. This are not residentiial areas but places that generates Jobs, revenue, taxes.

Our neigbours have really passed through a lot in the hands of these people. Even my people from the ND also passed through a lot because some say they look like our neigbours.from the East

This kind of wickedness will backfire one day. Just because of a stolen mandate that would soon end

Your neighbour's structures are illegal and defective, they should never have been built in the case of the former and for the latter, lives are being saved because when the buildings collapse with your neighbours inside, you will start making another outlandish claim of "these people" wanting to kpai them.

Also, no mandate was stolen and even if it was, what sense does your last paragraph make? Surely it is the one whose mandate was stolen that will want to seek revenge.

Finally, lots of your so called ND people and neighbours have businesses still standing in that same Lagos because they sensibly followed due process, maybe you should praise those instead of defending the ones that wanted to cut corners.

Make it make sense.

Re: Lagos Demolishes Several Illegal and defective structures at Trade Fair (Photos) by ibedun: 8:42am On Sep 26, 2025

chucks185:
This is pure wickedness
Nothing last forever though

In this instance, please what doesn’t last forever?

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