info@elri-ng.org
Address: 5B Adekunle Lawal Road, Ikoyi, Lagos - Nigeria

ENVIROMENTAL LAW RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Epidemic looms as Atlantic Ocean inundates Lagos community

Epidemic looms as Atlantic Ocean inundates Lagos community

.

For the umpteenth time on Saturday, May 31, 2014, residents of Okun Alfa Community by the Alpha Beach along the Lagos coastline on the Lekki Peninsula, Eti-Osa Local Council, were inundated by flood waters from the Atlantic Ocean. The water intruded into their homes and businesses, rendering some homeless and stranded.