Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- Residents of Magodo GRA Phase 2 in Shangisha, Lagos, have raised concerns over what they describe as an imminent environmental and infrastructural disaster, urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene in ongoing attempts to develop a landlocked gorge originally designated as a floodplain in the estate's masterplan.

In a statement shared on Monday by Niyi Odusi, the chairperson of Magodo Residents Association, the residents alleged that a developer, allegedly in collaboration with officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning, is attempting to construct buildings in the sensitive area meant to serve as a natural drainage channel.

Titled "A SAVE-OUR-SOULS AND PROPERTIES Appeal," the statement described ...