Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Community leaders in Okun Igando, a coastal settlement in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, have raised the alarm over a proposed 150-metre setback along both sides of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, warning that it could wipe out ancestral homes and long-standing settlements.

In a statement on Tuesday, Gbadebo Fatah, the Baale, and other community leaders including Adebayo Agbabiaka, Surau Opeyemi, Sharahu Ogunyemi, and Prince Abraham urged the federal government and the Lagos State Government to suspend any further demolition and grant waivers for existing settlements.

While supporting the coastal highway project, a flagship initiative of President Bola Tinubu, the leaders expressed concern that ...