Chairman of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), CSP Shola Jejeloye has disclosed that Lagos State Government will put underneath the Iganmu Flyover to good use immediately.
CSP Jejeloye made the disclosure after dislodging squatters and removing shanties, as well as abandoned vehicles, from the area.
Making this known in a statement on Thursday, May 13, 2021, the Public Affairs Officer of the Taskforce, Femi Moliki, said that Jejeloye had, on Monday, served the occupants and owners of abandoned vehicles in the area a three-day notice to remove kiosks, shanties and abandoned vehicles from the area.
The Taskforce chairman had said that the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu vistied the area in company with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, where it was agreed that the place should be put to use as part of efforts to finding lasting solutions to the traffic congestion at Apapa.
Jejeloye explained that the occupants of the Iganmu Flyover’s underneath were informed to leave the area six months ago, before they were eventually served a 72–hour removal notice on Monday.
He noted that relevant government agencies, including Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Lagos Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), LASPARK and security agencies, had been mandated to take possession of the area for cleaning and managing the area.
He added that the clearing of the place and dislodgement of squatters would bring to an end the incessant traffic robberies, indiscriminate parking of trucks, environmental nuisance and selling of hard drugs prevalent in the area.
“The state government will sustain this place. All those illegal activities and the area serving as hideouts for criminals will no longer be allowed,” Jejeloye stressed.
