The Lagos State government has uncovered a network of makeshift apartments under the Dolphin Estate Bridge in Ikoyi where tenants reportedly pay N250,000 annually for a room.
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Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed this in a post on X along with videos showing the eviction and dismantling of structures under the bridge on Wednesday

According to Wahab, a total of 86 partitioned rooms, ranging in size from 10×10 to 12×10, were found under the bridge.

“A total number of 86 rooms, partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container used for different illegal activities were discovered under the Dolphin Estate bridge,” Wahab said.
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“18 individuals squatting illegally under the bridge leading from Dolphin Estate were arrested yesterday 30th of April 2024 by the officials from the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial (KAI).
“The Illegal shanties have been dismantled this morning.”

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s special adviser, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, said 23 individuals were arrested during the eviction process.

“These people created their illegal settlement under the bridge, thereby exposing the critical infrastructure to impending destruction,” Rotimi-Akodu said.

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