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At least 19 buildings were demolished today, September 25, at the New Mandela Plaza within the popular Trade Fair Complex in Lagos, as the state government began an exercise to remove illegal developments, defective structures, and buildings erected without statutory approvals or on road setbacks and drainages.
The operation was carried out by officials from the Lagos State Urban Development, Ministry of Physical Planning, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA), and the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), in collaboration with the Office of Infrastructure and members of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Armed security personnel accompanied the team.
A distraught trader, reacting to the demolition, lamented that no fewer than 19 buildings—each valued at over N150 million—were affected.
“If the government doesn’t want companies or development here, they should just come out and say it. People have invested their life savings here. Over 19 buildings are in that plaza,” the trader said angrily.
