The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps has conducted an enforcement operation targeting illegal roadside traders and shanties erected on drainage systems in the FESTAC town area.
This initiative was highlighted in a statement and video shared on X.com by Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, on Monday.
The operation is part of ongoing efforts to uphold law and order in the state and address issues of environmental degradation.
The statement read, “As part of the ongoing efforts to maintain law and order in the state, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources through the operatives of #LAGESCOfficial earlier today conducted an enforcement operation at 21 Road, 211 Junction, FESTAC town, dislodging illegal roadside traders and removing shanties built on the drainage and roadside thereby causing environmental nuisance on the road.”
Earlier this month, it was reported that the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources is actively removing structures that block drainage channels to combat flooding. In August, the PUNCH reported on the demolition of structures built on the System 157 drainage channel along Orchid Road in the Eti-Osa area for similar reasons.
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to enforcing regulations and restoring the right-of-way for all drainage channels throughout the state.
