Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to estate developers against bypassing planning regulations and misusing land designated for other purposes.

The warning came about a month after the government publicly listed 176 "illegal" estates operating approved layouts.

Speaking during a stakeholder briefing in Lagos on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, said recent inspections revealed widespread non-compliance in several areas, especially Ibeju-Lekki, Eti-Osa, and adjoining communities.

According to him, many developers have been converting agricultural and industrial land into residential estates without securing the necessary layout and planning ...