VIDEO: Lagos govt dislodges Ijora causeway bridge squatters

Following the expiration of a 5-day quit notice issued to squatters under the Ijora Causeway Bridge, the Lagos State Government on Saturday dislodged the illegal occupants under the bridge.

This was disclosed by Lagos State Commissioner of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via his X handle.

Wahab said the move was carried out following the expiration of a five-day quit notice issued to squatters on Sunday, 28 January 2024.

He said the enforcement as directed by Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, was in conjunction with the Special Intervention Squad led by ACP Bayo Sulaiman, on restoring the Lagos Badagry Rail Corridor clean-up.

Wahab revealed that on Friday, 2 February, 3024 the Monitoring and Enforcement Team of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps dislodged and removed illegal kiosks built under the newly constructed Oyingbo bridge.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner disclosed that a sewage evacuation truck was impounded on Friday. The driver was arrested for discharging faeces in the drainage and polluting the environment in Amuwo Odofin Housing Estate, Mile 2.

He added that the driver has been arraigned and remanded by the magistrate till Tuesday for sentencing.

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