LAWMA DISLODGED SHANTIES AND ILLEGAL STRUCTURES NEWLY ERECTED BY MISCRANTS, DECLARE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSE.

LAWMA Monitoring & Enforcement Team dislodged scavengers who recently erected illegal structures at Falomo underbridge along Law School via Muri Okunola Garden axis. it was discovered that the new illegal structure was constructed by scavengers who were recently dislodged from Obalende under the bridge, constituting an environmental nuisance & defacing public facilities. The monitoring & Enforcement Team, yesterday carried out a follow-up exercise & mop operation which led to the arrest of six scavengers.

The H.O.D-Enforcement of the agency, Mr Idowu Sanni, who led the operation, said that the operation was to drive the agency mandate of creating a serene and habitable environment for Lagosians through the removal of illegal structures on walkways, road setbacks, shanties that has become a major cause of drainage blockage & indiscriminate waste dumping in the state.

He said the operation which was carried out yesterday lasted hours, adding that 6 recalcitrant suspects who thought it was business as usual were arrested

Sanni stated that the illegal structure was demolished to ensure a cleaner environment. The H.O.D. warned all squatters & unscrupulous elements who tried to call the bluff of the agency’s activities to rethink and turn over a new leaf or risk being prosecuted.

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