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Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by kettykin: 5:05am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Four property owners at Hitech Estate, Odonikin village, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area, Lagos State, say they have been thrown into debts after officials of the state government demolished four newly-completed buildings in the area. The affected structures comprised five joint duplexes, a four-bedroomed duplex, a five-bedroomed apartment and a three-storeyed building owned by a private school – Learning Lands. Although the buildings were reportedly destroyed because the owners did not get necessary permits to embark on the constructions, the victims said the government failed to give them prior notices before the buildings were brought down. PUNCH Metro learnt that the demolition was carried out last Friday by officials of the state Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, who were accompanied by policemen from the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit. Some of the landlords, who spoke with our correspondent on Wednesday, said they had petitioned the state Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on the incident without getting any positive response. One of them, Mrs. Augustina Daniel, said, “I got a call around 11am last Friday that bulldozers were destroying houses. I rushed to the scene with my husband. Our building, comprising five joint duplexes, worth N200m, was brought to the ground in our presence. We met with the officials, but none of them talked to us. “We went to the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Monday with our survey plans and we were told to submit them and leave. They also told us that the buildings were demolished because we did not have a building permit. “We wrote a letter to the commissioner on Tuesday and it was not acknowledged. If a house is to be demolished, a notice should be given; we didn’t get that. The information we have is that the demolition was done because there are people in that area who have interest in those pieces of land.” Mr. Omomega Ashofor, whose residence was also demolished, said he had spent about N70m to put up the structure and asked that he should be compensated for the damage. He said, “Mine was a fully detached four-bedroomed duplex. I was planning to paint the building so that in two months’ time, my family and I could move in. I have spent about N70m on it so far. It was a neighbour that alerted me to the demolition. With the supervision of armed policemen, the structure was brought down within an hour. “They are supposed to serve us notices if there is any contravention and give us time to respond. But none of that was done. There has never been a time that a stop-work order was given to us. I want compensation for the damage. This is a property involved, not just money, but emotional input.” Austine Kazeem, who said he planned to move into his five-bedroomed flat this month, said, “I am based abroad. If any notice had been issued to me, I would have gone to the ministry to sort it out.” Efforts to speak with the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, proved abortive as calls put across to his line did not connect. He had also yet to respond to a text message sent to his phone since Wednesday. However, the spokesman for the Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, said officials of the agency only gave security backing for officials of the ministry. He said notices must have been served on the aggrieved persons at different stages of the constructions without compliance before the buildings were brought down. “Task force only gave security back up to the government agency responsible for the demolition. The fundamental question is why didn’t they obtain a building plan approval before construction? Such development is illegal and no responsible government will tolerate illegality. “Government doesn’t just wake up and carry out demolition. First, the building would be marked with red ‘X’. After the ‘X’, a stop-work order will be served. If the owner of such property refuses to show up with relevant papers, which include a building plan approval, government will serve another notice which is a demolition notice. “Lagos State has a master plan and once such is violated, the illegal structure will be removed,” he said. Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: editor@punchng.com http://m.punchng.com/lagos-demolishes-school-building-duplexes-permits/ |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by kettykin: 5:07am On Sep 02, 2016 |
The timing of the demolition is it right ? First they came with abandoned property edict, now it is demolition edict, when will these problems against non indigenes stop 3 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Wyttcat: 5:29am On Sep 02, 2016 |
All we saw was a kiosk oo! And the first information said it was a 'shop' Now it's being described as duplexes, and soon skyscrapers. Someone is still coming forward to say they had a mall and a five star hotel, and oh Heathrow airport replica among the structure demolished. South Africa comes to mind, just like people who had no place to sleep were begging the Ethiopian shop owners to allow them take pictures with their damaged shops to claim money from the govt until a Yoruba journalist put a hole in the story. Trust these people to describe it as half of Lagos. All this on how many plots of land? Once you build without permit, the building is for the govt, and they do it as they wish. In sane clime, they will not only seal off the building, but they would have gone to jail too. 8 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Aroh48(m): 6:29am On Sep 02, 2016 |
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Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Pavore9: 6:31am On Sep 02, 2016 |
"Although the buildings were reportedly destroyed because the owners did not get necessary permits to embark on the constructions, the victims said the government failed to give them prior notices before the buildings were brought down".....Case dismissed! 6 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Smallb0b0(f): 6:32am On Sep 02, 2016 |
God may my hustle not be taken down this way in Jesus name. Amen 16 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Nobody: 6:35am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Demolishing buildings without prior notice? 2 Likes
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Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Kzeeboi2015(m): 6:36am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Front page here i come |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Exponental(m): 6:37am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Parents should start preparing to change school. In this add time, additional cost!!! |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by dhardline(m): 6:37am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Loosing a property in this hard time (Buhari weather) is not a palatable thing at all. Ambode please take it easy. 1 Like |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by AdemolaA2: 6:37am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Affected landlords keep lamenting the failure of government to notify them prior to the demolition time.Its just unbelievable to me . I sympathize with the affected people but right thing should have been done before hand. Short cuts , buying lands from omo onile , failure to pay land charge dues and so on resort to this .. so unfortunate !!! 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by tomax026: 6:38am On Sep 02, 2016 |
In Nigeria, if you don't know the movers and the shakers, you are on your own? |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by loadedvibes: 6:38am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Nigeria which way you can't just go demolishing landed properties like that. APC government sha. 2 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by zibi5: 6:38am On Sep 02, 2016 |
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BUHARI
/bu:-a-ri:/
Noun: buhari
1. hard, hardship, difficult, harsh, tough;
e.g "The economy is now buhari for the masses"
Synonyms: onerous, strenuous, arduous
grueling, painful, hellish;
Antonyms: easy, smooth, simple.
Verb: buharify, buharicate,
buharification;
2. to make complex, worse, unbearable;
e.g "Please don't come and buharicate issues here"
"The only way to reduce applicants is to buharify the process"
Synonyms: complicate, exacerbate, degenerate;
Antonyms: simplify, ameliorate.
Adjective: buharific
3. terrible, hectic, difficult;
Synonyms: tough, back-breaking, intricate, knotty, thorny;
Antonyms: fantastic, splendid, pleasant.
e.g "How were your final exams? It was buharific!!!" 8 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Nobody: 6:39am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Pavore9: As in,what kind of a Government destroys property witout prior notice to d occupant. Ans: Nigerian Govt 3 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Pavore9: 6:42am On Sep 02, 2016 |
kettykin: Why give the impression that the State has set out to demolish properties owned by non-yorubas, my family's properties has been there in Ojota since 1976 and no one has harassed us because we are not indigenes as we got our documentation right and continually pay the prescribed tax and rates. 20 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by gbadexy(m): 6:47am On Sep 02, 2016 |
I don't want to call nigeria a zoo also but we are not just organized. Sadly nothing like compensation or suing here. The property owners would just have to accept there loss. |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Pavore9: 6:47am On Sep 02, 2016 |
HarkymTheOracle: “Government doesn’t just wake up and carry out demolition. First, the building would be marked with red ‘X’. After the ‘X’, a stop-work order will be served. If the owner of such property refuses to show up with relevant papers, which include a building plan approval, government will serve another notice which is a demolition notice". It is left for the people whose properties were brought down to prove that the State government did not go through this process! 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by glossy6(f): 6:48am On Sep 02, 2016 |
kettykin: Akinwunmi Ambode take it easy oooh. Anyway, we don't need building permits here in Ajangbadi 2 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by NORSIYK(m): 6:49am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Wyttcat: But why are you aFONJAS like this? "just look at what you have written 5 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by 9jatatafo(m): 6:52am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Blood of Lagos at work 1 Like |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Nobody: 6:53am On Sep 02, 2016 |
injustice 2 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by StOla: 6:55am On Sep 02, 2016 |
kettykin: Always towing the ethnic line no matter the news. Your case is beyond redemption. 1 Like |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Wyttcat: 6:55am On Sep 02, 2016 |
And why are you a devil's spawn? See your silly question, IPOO shiitt. NORSIYK: 5 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by naptu2: 6:55am On Sep 02, 2016 |
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Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by gist4kidsblog: 6:56am On Sep 02, 2016 |
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Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Xtfield(m): 7:01am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Questions begging for answers: 1. Do the owners have building permits? 2. Are survey plans equivalent to building permits? If the answer to these two questions is NO, then the property owners are guilty and deserve no pity. No sane person should put up a structure without a building permit. No government in the world will allow such lawlessness. 3 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Wyttcat: 7:03am On Sep 02, 2016 |
They were given notice not once twice but 3 times. This isn't the first time we are hearing "they didn't give us notice" and it turned out they felt they are above the law. Pavore9: |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by entparrot(f): 7:06am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Those people who work with those ministry are billionaires , there bribery start with 1million naira upward, and after that they will still come back for more money, if you refuse they mark it red. Why cant Lagos state create a website for building permit processes, so everything will be done in the open, building permit has all been extortion permit. Ambode I know you are trying, I wont criticize you they way we criticize President, but those ministries need to be curb of corruption. 4 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Pavore9: 7:11am On Sep 02, 2016 |
Wyttcat: I know that very well as many do feel it can be circumvented! 4 Likes |
Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by TAXMASTER: 7:12am On Sep 02, 2016 |
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Re: Lagos demolishes school building, duplexes over permits by Pavore9: 7:15am On Sep 02, 2016 |
[quote author=TAXMASTER post=49001156][/quote] U dey sell am? |
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