Two Arrested As Restaurant Breaks Lagos Govt Seal, Resumes Operation

The Lagos State Government has arrested two managers of Kingfisher restaurant in the Lekki area of the state for violating the closure of the facility.

This was disclosed in a post on the official X handle of the Senior Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, on Monday.

Gawat said the managers were arrested after they broke the government seal used to shut the facility and resume full operations.

He said the Commissioner for the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, and the General Manager of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Tunde Ajayi, discovered this on Sunday night during a routine compliance of sealed facilities in the area.

Gawat said the culprits will be charged in court today and face the maximum consequence of their actions.

He said, “The Governor’s monitoring team provided security backup, and two managers were arrested at about 12:30 a.m. with the help of the CSO to the Governor.

“They will be charged to court today and face the maximum consequence of their actions.”

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency sealed some entertainment centres in Lekki Phase 1 on Saturday for repeated environmental violations.

The affected establishments include Red Bar, Kingfisher, Sea Lounge, HOV Lounge, Circa, Bolivar, and Bay Lounge.

See photos of the facility below.