The Lagos State Authorities, on Sunday, March 3, issued a four-day relocation discover to all squatters residing in unlawful shanties across the Lagos coastal highway within the Mayegun space of Lekki.
The Commissioner of Setting and Water Sources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a publish by way of his X deal with on Monday, March 4.
He mentioned such unlawful shanties and squatters near Regional Highway Alignment should vacate the world by Thursday afternoon.
The publish reads, “Following the indiscriminate arising of shanties and unlawful buildings, the Lagos State Authorities on Sunday issued a four-day relocation discover to all squatters occupying unlawful shanties across the Lagos coastal highway within the Mayegun, Lekki space of Lagos.
“Talking with newsmen after an inspection tour to Jakande, Elegushi itedo, System 156 and 44 on Orchid Highway, HC MOE&WR, Tokunbo Wahab mentioned all such unlawful shanties and squatters, near Regional Highway Alignment should vacate the world by Thursday afternoon”.
He warned that failure to maneuver would invite enforcement operatives from the early hours of Friday morning as all of the properties have been served necessary notices.
“The federal government has cleared Ijora and Obalende underbridge, Obalende, Apongbon underbridge, and Agege Pink rail line amongst others.
“I want to say that many of the cleaned locations had been infamous for harbouring criminals and had been threats to residents.
“The group would additionally go to Aboru, Command, Abule-Egba to examine ongoing work within the areas, the enforcement drive is a state-wide train.
“The federal government convened a number of stakeholder conferences with property house owners and the affected residents who had been served contravention notices within the final quarter of 2023 including that since then, they haven’t seen dedication from the affected neighborhood members.
“The group additionally visited Ilubirin to establish the extent of the continuing challenge to put in an underground tank to deflood Lagos Island awarded 3 years in the past, with a affirmation from the contractor that the challenge will probably be delivered in 90 days. Ilubirin is strategic as a result of the federal government is ready to regenerate Isale Eko and environs and to try this, there’s a have to get the outflow of water by way of the Ilubirin path”, he wrote.
