The Lagos State administration announced Wednesday that it has started the process of demolishing every property in the viral flood video from Oko Oba, Agege, claiming that every one of the impacted houses is situated along a drainage channel.
Tunji Bello, the commissioner for the environment and water resources, disagreed with the viral flood video’s narrative, though. In response to the deceptive film, Bello insisted that, contrary to the impressions being given, flash floods have always occurred in the area behind Abimbola Awoniyi Estate near Agric Road, Oko Oba, Agege.
Pictures that were taken two hours after it started to rain, he continued, revealed the responsibility of the property owners who had reduced the Oko Oba channel’s capacity by advancing on its setback.
Images, Bello continued, also demonstrated the extent to which locals had transformed the setback into a garbage dump, in addition to new building projects.
“The violated Oko Oba channel will be enlarged by eight meters with a five-meter right-of-way on both sides,” he declared.
The required infraction letters will be served to all concerned structure owners, and the affected structures will then be demolished.
Therefore, Bello issued a warning to those who enjoy sharing false videos, especially when it’s raining, saying that they should stop doing so since they “will continue to be repudiated with hard facts.”
