Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The Lagos State Government on Tuesday demolished several duplexes and other structures along the Ikota River in Eti-Osa Local Government Area for obstructing natural drainage channels and violating urban planning laws.

In a video shared by resident Chinasa Nworu on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, operatives from the Drainage Enforcement and Compliance Department are shown carrying out the demolition as part of efforts to curb perennial flooding in the Lekki-Ikota axis.

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the operation in a post on Friday, saying the exercise targeted buildings "blocking the free flow of stormwater along the Ikota River alignment."

"Operatives from the Dra...