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Lagos Govt Demolishes Illegal Structures On Lekki Road
- “Immediately it was cleared in 2019, they mobilised themselves and extended their occupation of the road.”
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos government has demolished all illegal structures on Lekki coastal road.
The state government, it was gathered, also demolished all shanties on the road which serves as an alternative to the Lekki-Epe route.
The latest development is coming after a three-day removal notice issued to the affected persons.
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the demolition was confirmed via a statement by the Chairman of the State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force), CSP Shola Jejeloye, in Lagos on Sunday.
The Task Force Chairman, who stated that the exercise was carried out to give way for the construction of the coastal road, noted that the Unit is prepared to monitor and prevent future violations and illegal occupation of any part of the road.
Jejeloye added that the Lekki coastal road would also serve as an alternative route to Lekki–Epe Expressway to enhance the free flow of traffic on the corridor.
The Task Force Chairman said, “We have enlightened the occupants on the strategic nature of the road where they had built their shanties.
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“Immediately it was cleared in 2019, they mobilised themselves and extended their occupation of the road.”
He further noted that the occupants have turned the road into hideouts for criminals, saying, “They sell drugs, some of which were seized during our assessment of the area, while traffic robbers and other dangerous criminals also dwell here.
”These cannot be allowed to thrive in Lekki. The essence of the demolition is to monitor the place and safeguard it so that criminals don’t return there again,” Jejeloye stated.
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EKO HOT BLOG recalls that the Lagos State Government had, on July 26, announced the identification of illegal structures and abandoned vehicles on Lekki/Ajah coastal road, noting that the illegal structures and abandoned vehicles were serving as hideouts for robbers operating in traffic.
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