LASG COMMENCES REMOVAL OF OVER 100 SHANTIES UNDER ADENIJI-ADELE BRIDGE TOMORROW
… As 48 Hours Quit/Removal Notice Expires
The Lagos State Government on Sunday stated that it would undertake enforcement action to remove over 100 shanties housing several people at Adeniji-Adele Underbridge from tomorrow.
This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab during an interview with newsmen.
He added that the removal is coming after the expiration of a 48-hour removal notice served on all occupants of the shanties to move with their belongings.
The Commissioner informed that operatives of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI/LAGESC) and officials from the Monitoring Enforcement and Compliance (MEC) department of the Ministry will be given security backup to conduct the operation.
Wahab emphasised that the exercise is part of the avowed commitment of the present administration under Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu to reclaim all ungoverned spaces that dot the Lagos landscape.
He stressed that unsightly shanties which are located in the heart of Lagos represent a distorted image of what a smart city like Lagos should be.
Wahab said apart from the unsanitary conditions of residents in the shanties, they also serve as hiding places for criminals and points for peddling hard drugs and substances which is injurious to the well-being of law-abiding residents.
He advised all the occupants of the shanties in their interest to voluntarily move out with their belongings before the commencement of the enforcement operations on Monday.
Recall that similar enforcement operations to reclaim uncovered spaces have already taken place at Ijora, Apongbon, Obalende, Dolphin.