All Structures Under Power Lines In Lagos To Be Demolished

The Lagos State Building Control Agency, (LASBCA) has reiterated that all structures built under power lines are to be demolished.

IGbadeyan Abdulraheem, Asst. Director, Public Affairs (LASBCA) said “As a way of halting further development of illegal structures under powerlines within the state, the enforcement gangs of LASBCA, stormed Peace Estate in Gbagada area  of the state and its environ  to serve abatement notices on owners of structures illegally erected under high tension cables.

Speaking on the enforcement exercise at the agency’s headquarters, the General Manager of LABSCA, Gbolahan Oki, said that if the illegal developments are not checked on time, it would pose a huge safety threat to residents of the state, distorts the aesthetics of the area and also threaten the security architecture of the area.

He explained that the enforcement initiative to all buildings under powerlines shows that the agency has gone a step further to establish its presence across all strata of built environment in the state, 

Oki said, “The Building Planning Law being enforced by LASBCA, does not limit our operations to only removal of distressed, non-conforming and haphazard buildings but also cover shanties and structures under powerlines.

According to him, the agency, following reports from concerned citizens of the state over erection of structures under powerlines and its attendant health hazard to the good people of the state, the agency will swing into action in no time to remove all illegal structures on the pipe lines, under powerlines in the interest of public health and safety of Lagosians.