- Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary of the Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, said untreated waste is seeping into underground water, polluting boreholes in the area.
- He assured residents of plans to treat wastewater and improve drainage but acknowledged progress remains slow, sparking concern among citizens.
Lagos State Government has warned that many Lekki residents who drill boreholes may be consuming contaminated water.
Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary of the Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, said untreated waste is seeping into underground water, polluting boreholes in the area.
“Everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water,” Adegbite said, stressing the urgent need for wastewater treatment systems in the area to prevent possible disease outbreaks.
Adegbite admitted the government is still battling flooding despite heavy investments, citing unusual August rainfall as a factor.
He assured residents of plans to treat wastewater and improve drainage but acknowledged progress remains slow, sparking concern among citizens.
See some reactions below:
@cisl_d: “Last warning!!!! Stop investing in Lagos. I am not a prophet of doom…… something very devastating will happen in Lagos within the next 7years….stay away for now.”
@iam_damayor: “The same Lagos that somebody built and discovered!”
@musajidda: “Ahaa may be that is why suckaway no dey ever full for Lekki.”
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