LASG Removes Illegal Structures At Fagba Railway Lines

… recovers illicit drugs and substances

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce (Enforcement) Unit, over the weekend, demolished over 1700 illegal shanties and containerised shops around Fagba Railway lines, in Agege area of the state.

Chairman of the Taskforce, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed that occupants of these illegal shanties and containerised shops had been served a 7-day ‘Removal Order’ by the government based on series of complaints it received about criminal activities in the area.

He also said that after the expiration of the Removal Order, the government gave them an additional 21-day grace to remove their belongings and vacate the entire area before embarking on the demolition exercise.

Egbeyemi said: “These illegal shanties and containerised shops were occupied by miscreants and hoodlums who terrorised innocent citizens around Fagba, Iju-Ishaga and Pen-Cinema area, dispossessing them of their valuables, especially early in the day and late at night.

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“It was an eyesore with miscreants and hoodlums freely smoking and selling Indian hemp including prostitution by under-age boys and girls around Fagba railway lines.”

The Chairman confirmed that suspected illegal substances and other dangerous drugs such as Codeine, Skunk and Tramadol were recovered during the demolition exercise.

He, however, enjoined members of the public to support government in salvaging the State from the clutches of these notorious criminals by reporting any noticeable criminal activities around them to security agencies.