Lagos State government demolishes shanties at Oko Oba area
By TVC News Nigeria
30 November 2020 |
12:57 pm
Lagos State government, yesterday, destroyed over 500 shanties and illegal structures within and outside the Oko-Oba abattoir and Lairage Complex, Oko-Oba, Agege area of the state.
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