VIDEO: Your Borehole Might Be ‘Shit Water” — Lagos Warns Lekki Residents
The Lagos State Government has raised concerns over the safety of borehole water in the Lekki area, warning residents that many may be consuming contaminated water.
The Permanent Secretary of the Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Mahmood Adegbite, issued the warning during a recent stakeholders’ meeting.
He explained that untreated wastewater in the area is seeping into underground water sources, posing serious health risks.
“Everyone digging a borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water,” Adegbite said.
“However, if we are able to treat all the waste water within this axis which we have plans for, we should be able to also eradicate any form of disease that might result from non-treatment of our waste.”
Adegbite also highlighted the state’s ongoing battle with flooding, noting the unusual heavy rainfall experienced in August, typically a period of reduced rainfall known as the “August break.”
“In terms of flooding, despite the fact that we have committed so much, however, we still need a lot to do in that space,” he said.
VIDEO: Your Borehole Might Be ‘Shit Water” — Lagos Warns Lekki Residents is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
