A tub of mouldy chicken, the entrance to Lagos Island. The owner of West African eatery Lagos Island, in Leyton, east London, has been fined more than £10,000 for health and safety breaches.
Well being inspectors ordered Gaby Kolajo to close Lagos Island after they discovered his kitchen violated a number of well being and security rules (Footage: Triangle Information)

A restaurant proprietor claimed mouldy hen present in his mouse-and-cockroach-infested kitchen was boiled crab.

Gaby Kolajo has to pay £10,170 in fines and prices for the grim ‘state of his kitchen’ in his West African eatery – Lagos Island, in Leyton, east London.

It comes after Waltham Forest council ordered Mr Kolajo to close his enterprise in August 2018 as a result of they discovered rodents and bugs all around the soiled kitchen.

Councillors additionally found a container crammed with what they believed was mouldy hen.

Mr Kolajo tried to inform them it was a speciality conventional Nigerian dish of boiled crab, however the inspectors didn't purchase it.

Regardless of being ordered to close his doorways to the general public whereas he improved Lagos Island’s hygiene, he was caught internet hosting a birthday celebration on September 1.

Once more, he tried to lie and claimed the hygiene emergency prohibition order was for a special restaurant, however this didn't fly both.

A tub of mouldy chicken. The owner of West African eatery Lagos Island, in Leyton, east London, has been fined more than £10,000 for health and safety breaches.
Mr Kolajo tried to inform inspectors the mouldy hen was boiled crab meat (Image: Triangle Information)
The dirty kitchen floor of Lagos Island. The owner of West African eatery Lagos Island, in Leyton, east London, has been fined more than £10,000 for health and safety breaches.
The restaurant was ordered to close after the council discovered a pest infestation within the soiled kitchen (Image: Triangle Information)
The entrance to Lagos Island. The owner of West African eatery Lagos Island, in Leyton, east London, has been fined more than £10,000 for health and safety breaches.
Mr Kolajo additionally acquired into bother for opening Lagos Island once more after it was ordered to close (Image: Triangle Information)

Mr Kolajo was charged with failing to maintain his restaurant clear, not controlling pests, serving clients whereas there have been identified well being dangers and breaching the authorized order to shut his enterprise.

Stratford Magistrates’ Courtroom discovered him responsible of all 4 offences final month, after the pandemic delayed his listening to a number of instances.

The courtroom handed him the best attainable fines he may get.

Now, Mr Kolajo can be greater than £10,000 out of pocket, together with £2,000 in prices to the native authority and a £170 sufferer surcharge.

Lagos Island was inspected once more in July 2020 when it was given a meals hygiene ranking of zero – that means it requires pressing enchancment.

Councillor Clyde Loakes stated: ‘The Justice of the Peace clearly noticed via Kolajo’s claims and used their full powers as a warning that such behaviour is not going to be tolerated.

‘The state of the kitchens was unhealthy sufficient however the proprietor determined to disregard the environmental well being officer and the courtroom to proceed serving clients placing their well being at severe threat.

‘As an area authority we've restricted powers in what we will do to a enterprise – even one which so egregiously ignores orders.

‘However you may relaxation assured that we'll use all of the powers obtainable to us to take motion towards the minority of meals enterprise operators who don't take their duties significantly like Mr Kolajo.’

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