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Man raises alarm after spotting a canal in Sangotedo, Lagos State being sand-filled by a real estate company. He further stated that the developers claimed they had approval from the Lagos State Government to carry out the sand-filling.

Man raises alarm after spotting a canal in Sangotedo, Lagos State being sand-filled by a real estate company. He further stated that the developers claimed they had approval from the Lagos State Government to carry out the sand-filling. pic.twitter.com/dXec7Hbicb

— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) March 31, 2026

Hope the houses will not be demolished in the future. People no dey ever learn.
And why would any right thinking real estate company cut corners and bribe government officials to sandfill a major canal just to build an estate. If not for anything, this would be a major environmental disaster for that whole area in the future wants flood wants to find it's way through that estate into the Lagoon.

Them wan do am for us wey wan follow canal go Canada

If that is the case, they are waiting for disaster to happen

We await response from Lagos State government

Look at the developer critically, you can predict where he comes from.

When that building is pulled down you will begin to hear tribal slur

Seriously Nigeria no just get government, to describe wetin we get sef no just make sense .....just give anybody money for office and anything you want them go sign give u....

Sand filling (reclaiming water or swampy land with sand before building) is common, but it comes with serious downsides if not done properly. Here are the key disadvantages you should understand clearly:

1. Settlement (Ground Sinking)

Fresh sand fill is loose. Over time, it compresses under the weight of the building.

Leads to cracks in walls and floors

Can cause uneven sinking (differential settlement), which is dangerous


2. Poor Load-Bearing Capacity

If the sand is not properly compacted or stabilized:

The soil may not support heavy structures

Buildings can tilt or fail


3. Water Retention & Flooding

Sand-filled land near water often has:

High water table

Poor drainage planning
Result:

Frequent flooding

Dampness in buildings


4. Erosion Risk

Sand is easily washed away by:

Rain

Flowing water
Without proper retaining structures:

The land can gradually disappear


5. Need for Expensive Soil Improvement

To make it safe, you often need:

Compaction (mechanical)

Piling (deep foundation)

Stone base or laterite stabilization
This increases construction cost significantly


6. Foundation Complexity

You usually cannot use shallow foundations safely.

Requires raft foundation or piling

More engineering expertise needed


7. Environmental Impact

Destroys aquatic ecosystems

Can alter natural water flow

May cause nearby flooding elsewhere


8. Hidden Organic Materials

If the original swamp has:

Peat, clay, or organic matter
These decompose over time:

Causing further sinking even years later


9. Legal / Regulatory Issues

In some areas:

Sand filling water bodies is restricted

Risk of government demolition or penalties


10. Health Risks

Stagnant water around poorly filled land can breed mosquitoes

Increased risk of diseases like malaria



---

Straight advice

Sand filling can work, but only if done professionally:

Proper dredged sand quality

Layer-by-layer compaction

Soil test (very important)

Correct foundation design


If you skip these, you're basically building on a future problem.

mascot87:
Hope the houses will not be demolished in the future. People no dey ever learn.
And why would any right thinking real estate company cut corners and bribe government officials to sandfill a major canal just to build an estate. If not for anything, this would be a major environmental disaster for that whole area in the future wants flood wants to find it's way through that estate into the Lagoon.

Guess what? The government officials that gave them approval will still demolish it in future.

Why can't they just reject the request for approval? They of course want to eat now and then eat later. The corruption eats very deep.

Glad to see more of us become socially responsible

Social media definitely has its benefits...

AnonPoet:
Man raises alarm after spotting a canal in Sangotedo, Lagos State being sand-filled by a real estate company..

Most earth and water benders are from Lagos state. baba T na confirm avatar now he once commanded the ocean, he has all the powers now as presido

The houses and nearby estates not far from there and that are not party to the sand filling will be demolished in the future.
All of them within that vicinity are in trouble

Hmmm..the government will turn a blind eye now and once it's developed, they will foolishly come to demolish. I hope they do the needful

This is common all over Lekki axis.
The real estate company might be telling the truth. I know a lot of Canals that has been sand-filled IN Chevron axis as well.

Julibet:
Guess what? The government officials that gave them approval will still demolish it in future.

Why can't they just reject the request for approval? They of course want to eat now and then eat later. The corruption eats very deep.

You are very correct and this is sad. If I were to be a memberof the Lagos state government advisory board, I will ensure the officials involved in this approval are relieved of their job immediately.

Let them sand fill the canal. Someone must pay for his sins in the future.

Future punishment in construction

mascot87:
Hope the houses will not be demolished in the future. People no dey ever learn.
And why would any right thinking real estate company cut corners and bribe government officials to sandfill a major canal just to build an estate. If not for anything, this would be a major environmental disaster for that whole area in the future wants flood wants to find it's way through that estate into the Lagoon.

Is this not what has been happening.
Both the real estate people and government officials are in it together.
And in the future when the house owners present their paperwork the same government will deny them

LOL - how the heck would you believe that the government gave approval for this nonsense? Later, if demolition start, a particular demographic may claim being targeted.

ebuk4real:
Hmmm..the government will turn a blind eye now and once it's developed, they will foolishly come to demolish. I hope they do the needful

Ebuka, wetin be your own inside Lagos state matter? wetin dey happen for your own region?

This man in the video has done a great job.

These are the sort of things that cause flooding

ZUBY77:
This is common all over Lekki axis.
The real estate company might be telling the truth. I know a lot of Canals that has been sand-filled IN Chevron axis as well.

Are you serious?

No wonder why the flood issue on the Lekki-Ajah axis has refused to go away

They will never learn. Water get e place, land get its own place

seyicodes:
Sand filling (reclaiming water or swampy land with sand before building) is common, but it comes with serious downsides if not done properly. Here are the key disadvantages you should understand clearly:

1. Settlement (Ground Sinking)

Fresh sand fill is loose. Over time, it compresses under the weight of the building.

Leads to cracks in walls and floors

Can cause uneven sinking (differential settlement), which is dangerous


2. Poor Load-Bearing Capacity

If the sand is not properly compacted or stabilized:

The soil may not support heavy structures

Buildings can tilt or fail


3. Water Retention & Flooding

Sand-filled land near water often has:

High water table

Poor drainage planning
Result:

Frequent flooding

Dampness in buildings


4. Erosion Risk

Sand is easily washed away by:

Rain

Flowing water
Without proper retaining structures:

The land can gradually disappear


5. Need for Expensive Soil Improvement

To make it safe, you often need:

Compaction (mechanical)

Piling (deep foundation)

Stone base or laterite stabilization
This increases construction cost significantly


6. Foundation Complexity

You usually cannot use shallow foundations safely.

Requires raft foundation or piling

More engineering expertise needed


7. Environmental Impact

Destroys aquatic ecosystems

Can alter natural water flow

May cause nearby flooding elsewhere


8. Hidden Organic Materials

If the original swamp has:

Peat, clay, or organic matter
These decompose over time:

Causing further sinking even years later


9. Legal / Regulatory Issues

In some areas:

Sand filling water bodies is restricted

Risk of government demolition or penalties


10. Health Risks

Stagnant water around poorly filled land can breed mosquitoes

Increased risk of diseases like malaria



---

Straight advice

Sand filling can work, but only if done professionally:

Proper dredged sand quality

Layer-by-layer compaction

Soil test (very important)

Correct foundation design


If you skip these, you're basically building on a future problem.

The fact people have mind to do this

You can't tell me Lagos officials are not involved.. Impossible

Heavensake1:
This man in the video has done a great job.

Kudos to him👍👏.
He is Saving Us The Future Disaster that will happen, except the Lagos State Govt-do something Against this Place and Urgently Too!
Can the Commissioner or the State Govt-Claim that they are Not Aware?
It's All Corruption - Directly or Indirectly!
Lagos Will Be Great Again!

What's wrong with sand filling canal if done appropriately with approval from Lagos state?

Na today they've been doing it?

Go island and see massive sand filling!

This one na cruise jare!

Bros,you go school well well.
You're a pro!

seyicodes:
Sand filling (reclaiming water or swampy land with sand before building) is common, but it comes with serious downsides if not done properly. Here are the key disadvantages you should understand clearly:

1. Settlement (Ground Sinking)

Fresh sand fill is loose. Over time, it compresses under the weight of the building.

Leads to cracks in walls and floors

Can cause uneven sinking (differential settlement), which is dangerous


2. Poor Load-Bearing Capacity

If the sand is not properly compacted or stabilized:

The soil may not support heavy structures

Buildings can tilt or fail


3. Water Retention & Flooding

Sand-filled land near water often has:

High water table

Poor drainage planning
Result:

Frequent flooding

Dampness in buildings


4. Erosion Risk

Sand is easily washed away by:

Rain

Flowing water
Without proper retaining structures:

The land can gradually disappear


5. Need for Expensive Soil Improvement

To make it safe, you often need:

Compaction (mechanical)

Piling (deep foundation)

Stone base or laterite stabilization
This increases construction cost significantly


6. Foundation Complexity

You usually cannot use shallow foundations safely.

Requires raft foundation or piling

More engineering expertise needed


7. Environmental Impact

Destroys aquatic ecosystems

Can alter natural water flow

May cause nearby flooding elsewhere


8. Hidden Organic Materials

If the original swamp has:

Peat, clay, or organic matter
These decompose over time:

Causing further sinking even years later


9. Legal / Regulatory Issues

In some areas:

Sand filling water bodies is restricted

Risk of government demolition or penalties


10. Health Risks

Stagnant water around poorly filled land can breed mosquitoes

Increased risk of diseases like malaria



---

Straight advice

Sand filling can work, but only if done professionally:

Proper dredged sand quality

Layer-by-layer compaction

Soil test (very important)

Correct foundation design


If you skip these, you're basically building on a future problem.

Only fuulz stick to such......

Just the same way the current administration is destroying properties of those who made same mistakes in the past, it's how these ones will crumble also...

Julibet:
Guess what? The government officials that gave them approval will still demolish it in future.

Why can't they just reject the request for approval? They of course want to eat now and then eat later. The corruption eats very deep.

You just spoke as an ignorant person. As if you are not aware that people deliberately pay through back channel to get fake government stamps - which they themselves are very aware the approval is not authentic. They just hope they will get away with it, or government will look other way for couple of years. I have heard people say - Government no ey come easily, at least i go don use the house for 5 - 30 years before they come. Offenders understand who they are patronizing. The developers know what they are doing, theirs is to get the project done, sell it off before government appears. This is a norm, not just in building, many Nigerian cut corners almost everywhere.

mascot87:
Hope the houses will not be demolished in the future. People no dey ever learn.
And why would any right thinking real estate company cut corners and bribe government officials to sandfill a major canal just to build an estate. If not for anything, this would be a major environmental disaster for that whole area in the future wants flood wants to find it's way through that estate into the Lagoon.

It will definitely be demolished.

Freetech:
Look at the developer critically, you can predict where he comes from.

When that building is pulled down you will begin to hear tribal slur

you need to grow up. Politics is not the be all and end all.