13 erroneous buildings were demolished by the Lagos State Government on Friday at I.K. Peter Street in Ajao Estate, which is adjacent to Murtala International Airport.
After serving many notices to the tenants, representatives of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) invaded the area with bulldozers to start demolishing the unlawful buildings.
The General Manager, LASBCA, Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, giving reasons for the demolition on Friday disclosed that the buildings lacked required approvals and were cited around Airport restricted areas while some were cited on aviation fuel pipelines
Oki, who feared the havoc that a fire outbreak from the pipeline could cause to lives and properties, said the builders also lacked required documents as approvals for construction in that area.
According to Oki, the buildings were illegally constructed out of clear disregard to the requirements of extant laws.
He added that the buildings had no planning permit and were built around the pipelines, saying that “nobody in his right thinking mind will go and buy a plot on a pipeline and build on the pipeline.â€
