Lagos State Government yesterday continued its enforcement against illegal construction on Banana Island.

It re-sealed 12 buildings where the occupants removed the seals.

The government also demolished fences on new project sites encroaching on waterways and other parts of the estate, including some that were perforated (toked) from previous enforcements.

Toking is a process of partial demolition to compel compliance.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Gbolahan Oki, led the enforcement team. He was accompanied by officials of the agency, Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority and Lagos State Task Force.

Oki told some residents that he was sealing buildings that were without approvals and others built beyond approved setbacks.

He advised some residents to go for regularisation and others to visit LASBCA and sister agencies for requisite approvals.

A scuffle ensued at 306 Close where a security guard resisting re-sealing of the property he guarded, slapped a director.

The guard was subdued, apprehended and the house re-sealed, while other houses with broken seals where access was denied had their gates cut down and fresh seals applied.

Oki condemned the action of the residents, describing it as “the height of lawlessness.”

[Nation]