Dolphin Estate is a gated community in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.
History
editThe Dolphin Estate was one of Ikoyi's first gated communities.[1] built by Messrs HFP Engineering Nigeria in 1990 for the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation, LSDPC. This was the completion of phase 1, which consisted of the construction of 646 units. Phase 2 of the project, also developed by Messrs HFP, consisted of the construction of 1458 units. The third phase added prefabricated high rise buildings on eight blocks of the Estate, initially to house those displaced by the construction work.[2][3]
It is the estate where Funsho Williams, a popular PDP Lagos governorship aspirant, was murdered on 26 June 2006 at his residence on Corporation Drive.[4]
In October 2015, 45 Boko Haram suspects were arrested after plotting to attack the estate, but later found to be a gas explosion.[5]
In July 2017, the government asked all the owners of the properties illegally built on top of the drainage network to vacate their houses and move elsewhere, blaming their presence for the repetitive floods in the area,[6] and engaged in the promised destructions of illegal properties the same month.[7] In September 2018, a major flood hit the Dolphin Estate,[8] and again in October 2019. The drainage system could not release all the captured water into ocean all at once, causing it to remain in the Ikoyi area and rise.[9]
Description
editThe estate is home to middle-class and high-income residential areas. There is a police station within the Estate. The Honorary Consulate of Mexico is also located in the Dolphin Estate.[2] It is considered one of the most expensive places to live in Lagos.[10]
The structures built in the 1990s are starting to wear off, and the high rise area turned into a low-income area with a poor drainage system and security issues. There is an artificial canal running across the Estate but it is clogged.[2][3]
The estate hosts several hotels like Oakwood Park Hotel, Casa Hawa-Safe Court, Le Paris Continental Hotel and Pelican Intercontinental Hotel,[11] and a shopping complex.[3]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c "A comprehensive review of Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi". Neighborhoodreview.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Nhoku, Jude. "Dolphin Ikoyi: One estate, two worlds". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Funsho Williams' murder: Retired DIG says disorganised room indicates scuffle before death". Premiumtimesng.com. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "DSS Arrests 45 Boko Haram Suspects In Lagos, Foils Plot To Bomb Ikoyi Estate". Saharareporters.com. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Wale Odunsi (23 July 2017). "Properties on drainages in Lekki, Ikoyi, others to be demolished – Lagos govt". Dailypost.ng. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Wale Odunsi (29 July 2017). "Lagos begins demolition of illegal structures in Obalende". Dailypost.ng. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Ikoyi Dolphin High-rise: Residents raise the alarm over sinking estate". Thenationonlinng.net. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Muritala Ayinla (20 October 2019). "NEWSFlooding: Sea level on the rise, Lagos alerts residents". Newtelegraphng.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Inemesit Udodiong (11 June 2018). "These are the 3 most expensive places to live in Lagos". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ The, Editor. "hotels in Dolphin estate". Hotel nownow. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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