Lagos State government has sealed two leisure beaches, Timeless Beach and Iceland Beach, as well as 180 other buildings.
This enforcement exercise was carried out by the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development at the Okun-Ajah, Eti-Osa axis of Lagos State, on Tuesday, 24 June 2025.
The properties were said to have encroached on the state-owned land, and the owners failed to comply with the summons on the matter.
This response of the stakeholders left the government with no option but to enforce compliance through the shutdown. The commissioner said: “This level of disregard for laid-down rules and property ownership cannot be tolerated.
“The state government has made efforts to engage the affected parties, but their refusal to comply has left us with no choice.” Alebiosu revealed that some of the defaulters who complied with the summons had been provided a list of requirements stipulated by the law, and issued their E-survey documents after fulfilling said requirements.
The others refused to heed the summons and went on to erect their illegal structures. During the enforcement exercise, the team also arrested 20 defaulters, and the commissioner assured that they would face the full wrath of the law.
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