Nigeria, May 2 -- The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, discovered some under-bridge apartments under the Dolphin Estate bridge in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The apartments had 86 partitioned rooms, sized "10x10 and 12x10," with each tenant paying an average of N250,000 annually as rent.

Speaking via his X handle, the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the enforcement team of the ministry had successfully removed all structures, including a container utilised for various illegal activities under the bridge.

The illegal occupants were evicted on Tuesday.

Also speaking on the discovery, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, special adviser to the state government on environment matters, via his X handle, said, "Squatters t...