The Permanent Secretary in the office of Drainage Services, Lagos State government, Mahmood Adegbite, has stated that anyone drilling a borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is most likely drinking ‘shit water’.

Naijaonpoint reports that Adegbite made this known while speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state.

Adegbite stated that the government is intensifying efforts to curb flooding and ensure that water around the Lekki axis is treated to prevent any disease that might result from untreated waste.

He said, “Yesterday it rained heavily which is unusual because this is supposed to be August break. However, we started having it because of a lot of complex issues.

“In terms of flooding, despite the fact that we have committed so much, however, we still need a lot to do in that space. Presently also, on waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘Shit water’

“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 as result of non-treatment of our waste.”