The Lagos State Government on Monday issued an eviction notice to squatters and illegal occupants at Iganmu Under Bridge.
Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State governor, disclosed this via his Twitter handle.
According to the official, a three-day quit notice was served on the occupants on Monday and expires on Thursday, with enforcement to follow.
A removal notice was also served on all abandoned trucks in the area.
The action is based on an ‘Executive Order’ on traffic and sanitation given by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Akosile wrote, adding that Shola Jejeloye, the head of the Lagos Taskforce led the operation.
“The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) today served squatters at Iganmu Under Bridge (Whitesand) a 3 – day
“The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, advised the owners of the illegal structures, abandoned trucks and shanties to immediately remove them as well as vacate the area within the stipulated date given to them by the State Government.”
This action follows an announcement by Mr Sanwo-Olu to demolish shanties and eradicate motorcycles and tricycles from Lagos to curb crime in the state.
The governor, during a Security Townhall Meeting at the state secretariat, declared zero tolerance for environmental abuse, illegal and indiscriminate dumping of refuse and defacing the environment.
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