Armed soldiers restrict Bar beach fun seekers

Fun seekers during yesterday’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Lagos were stopped from picnicking at some fun centres generally regarded as danger zones by armed military personnel.

One of such troubled fun centres was the popular Bar Beach in Victoria Island where normal festival-related fun activities were observed to be at their lowest ebb.


Guarding the shores of the beach was a team of heavily armed soldiers who were seen in company of police officers from the Victoria Island Division, as well members of the Man ‘O’ War society.

The development may not be unconnected with recent cases of ocean surge in parts of the state with the Bar Beach being regarded as one of the danger zones in Lagos that are highly susceptible to ocean surge.

Conspicuously displayed at some sections of the beach were warning signs which were aimed at dissuading people from having any form of gathering at the beach.

However,  observations further showed that photographers at the beach and fun seekers who wished to be photographed were the only ones allowed close to the beach after such photographers must have paid some amount of money to security officers who served as the beach’s gate keepers.

It will be recalled that the Bar Beach has recently been cordoned off from public use after it recorded repeated cases of ocean surge, as well as due to the ongoing Eko Atlantic project. 

Nigerian Tribune