Few weeks ago, the government served final demolition notice to developers, whose buildings breached town-planning laws at Airport Road, Stadium Road, Aideyan Street, Upper Adesuwa, and Ugbor and Ekae areas. Read More: Abesan Estate dwellers still reeling from demolition three months afterHe added: “We expect that this exercise will serve as deterrent to developers. Recently, I started hearing that they paid compensation. And I kept wondering to whom the compensation was paid.”A TCN staff in Benin City, however, said the residents’ claims were false. Also, residents of Oshodi, Airport Road and environs, whose houses were demolished, have called on the Lagos State government to hasten the payment of their compensation.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2018 03:45 UTC