Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Lagos State Government has announced plans to demolish illegally developed buildings and shanties in Otu-Mara in the Mainland Local Government Area of the state.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, made this known in a statement signed by Adu Ademuyiwa, the agency's public affairs director.

Mr Oki noted that the affected occupants were notified and quit notices were served before the shanties and other illegally developed structures were marked for demolition.

He said removing the illegal structures has become necessary because they are used as hideouts for miscreants engaging in illicit activities, which poses a significant threat to the security of the area and...