A part of Landmark Beach on Victoria Island, Lagos, was demolished on Monday to make way for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
Recall that Landmark owner, Paul Onwuanibe, had earlier pleaded that the government return the construction of the coastal road to the original alignment before it was moved to the path of the beachfront.
Despite concerns about the potential loss of jobs and livelihoods, Minister of Works Dave Umahi defended the demolition.
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Umahi assured earlier that only 50 meters of shoreline and a few shanties would be removed, leaving permanent structures intact as per the design of the coastal highway project. But images from the demolition showed that structures erected along the coastline including cabanas, football turf, and many others were pulled down. Breeze Beach Club, located at the centre was also pulled down.
A post on X from Landmark Africa, the parent company of the beach, in reaction to the exercise, read “What we built in six years was destroyed in six hours,” alluding to their investment believed to be around $200m that has been turned to ruins.
