The Lagos State Government has issued a 48-hour quit notice to illegal occupants of abandoned Ikoyi Towers in Lagos Island.

The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab who gave the notice at the weekend during an inspection of some sites, including the Federal Government-owned Ikoyi Towers, said the areas were housing illegal occupants posing a security threat to the environment and nuisance to the State.

He also gave a directive for the removal of Illegal structures and other business activities found along the fence of Ebutte Elefun High School, causing Stagnant water bodies in the canal in Ebutte Elefun – Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island.

The commissioner also refuted claims that the affected residents of the demolished Mende Villa Estate built on drainage channels were only given two-hour notices.

Wahab clarified that the government issued the residents two demolition notices, both in 2021 and 2023, explaining that with the inevitable raining season, the demolition move was to ensure better flow of water channels and prevent flooding in the state.