The officials of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) have discovered an illegal settlement under the Osborne Bridge in Ikoyi.

Tokunbo Wahab, commissioner for environment and water resources in Lagos, on Thursday, said officials of LAGSEC have commenced immediate clearance of the place.

“Another illegal settlement was discovered under the Osborne Bridge, Ikoyi. Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial (KAI) commenced immediate clearance operation,” Wahab wrote in a post on X.

The recent discovery comes 24 hours after officials of the ministry of environment uncovered apartments under the Dolphin Estate Bridge where tenants pay N250,000 rent annually.

Wahab disclosed that 86 rooms partitioned into 10×10 and 12×10, and a container, were discovered by an enforcement team of the Lagos ministry of environment.

Thirty-three persons were arrested at the under bridge apartments.

Another illegal settlement was discovered under the Osborne Bridge, Ikoyi. Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial (KAI) commenced immediate clearance operation.#ZeroToleranceLagos #CleanerLagos@followlasg @jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat pic.twitter.com/g6Rso9c792

— Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) May 2, 2024

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Basirat Damilola Marshall, daughter of Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, a.k.a KWAM1, as his Senior Special Assistant on Tourism.

This was according to a viral video of her father thanking the governor, and congratulatory messages sighted by newsmen on her Instagram page, @damimarshall_ on Thursday.

In the viral video, her father, KWAM1, while performing on stage at the coronation and birthday reception of Oba Sikirullah Apena on Thursday, thanked Sanwo-Olu for appointing his daughter into his cabinet.

The fuji singer noted that it was his daughter, Damilola, who asked him to publicly thank the governor for her appointment.

Congratulating her on the appointment, a Nigerian, Olanrewaju-Smart Wasiu wrote, “Congratulations Barr. @damimarshall_ on your appointment as the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism. This is a deserving recognition for your hard work and contributions to our party”, to which she responded by saying “Thank you, sir.”

Another person, Balogun Basia wrote, “Please, join me in congratulating my friend K1 and the entire family on the appointment of my daughter Barrister Basirat Damilola Marshall as the SSA to the governor of Lagos State on Tourism. Damilola, this shall be the beginning of many good things that will come your way and that of your siblings Insha Allah, Alaumoh Amin.”

Until her appointment, Damilola was a principal partner at a law firm, Damilola Ayinde Marshal and Co.

As of the time of this report, efforts to reach the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Akosile, for confirmation proved abortive, as messages sent to his WhatsApp line were not responded to.

A police officer has shot dead one Toheeb Eniasa, a resident of Lagos, during an argument that occurred at a filling station in the Obalende area of the state.

TheCable understands that the incident occurred on Wednesday evening at a retail station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

It was gathered that two police operatives in an operational vehicle attempted to drive into the filling station to get petrol while many people were in the queue.

But they were said to have been resisted by customers who had been standing in the queue for many hours.

Eniasa was reported to be among the leading voices who stopped the police officers from gaining entrance into the filling station.

The development led to an altercation which made one of the officers shoot his rifle.

The deceased was said to have fallen on the ground immediately after residents heard the sound of a gunshot.

Angered by the incident, some of the youths at the filling station set the two Hilux vans belonging to security operatives ablaze.

At the time of the incident, residents could not identify whether the shooting was carried out by officers of the police or operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) who were also at the station.

Confirming the incident on Thursday, Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police spokesperson, said the officer behind the shooting incident is attached to special protection unit (SPU) base 17 in Lagos.

“Investigation is still ongoing and further findings will be made available,” Hundeyin wrote on X.

Hundeyin said the command is working with the deceased’s family to ensure that justice is served.

Over the past few days, Nigerians have been battling petrol scarcity as long queues are at filling stations nationwide.