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Africa: Lagos government to close Lekki Conservation Centre due to the dilapidated state of the Facility

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Due to the deploring state of the facility, Lagos State government, through the Lagos State Safety Commission, has ordered immediate closure of the Lekki Conservation Centre.

This was made in a statement made available by The Whistler.

“Following the viral social media post on the State of the facility at the Lekki Conservation Centre, the Lagos State Government through its agency, Lagos State Safety Commission has directed the immediate closure of the facility and ordered immediate and extensive repairs on affected areas,” the Commission said on Monday in a Facebook post.

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An X user identified as Chude Nnamdi had in a video on Monday lamented the bad state of the canopy walk bridge at the centre, warning visitors to be cautious of the damaged parts. “I have been here many times and the previous year will be a testimony to that.

“This is 49ft above the ground, not even the ground, a swamp look at I saw, look at this. I mean if anyone get fall from here, God forbid what can happen. “This has been there for quite a long time, this is a place known to house crocodile and all sorts,” he had said. The centre is a 78-hectare (190-acre) natural resource conservation, established in 1990 to serve as a biodiversity conservation icon.

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