The Lagos State Government has said it will sustain the demolition of illegal structures and shanties along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as part of efforts to restore environmental sanity and prevent the misuse of public spaces.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a statement he released on Monday.
According to him, the enforcement exercise, which has been ongoing for the past three weeks, would be followed by continuous surveillance to ensure that the cleared areas are not reoccupied.
TheLagosTimes reports that the state government has in recent years intensified enforcement against illegal structures, roadside markets and environmental infractions across Lagos, insisting that indiscriminate occupation of road setbacks, drainage channels and other public spaces contributes to flooding, traffic congestion and public health risks.
The Lagos-Badagry Expressway, a major transport corridor linking Lagos with neighbouring communities and the Republic of Benin, has been one of the areas targeted in the government’s environmental enforcement campaign.
Speaking on the ongoing operation, Wahab said the state was committed to maintaining environmental order along the corridor.
He said, “Over the past three weeks, our enforcement team has intensified the clearance of shanties, illegal structures, and other environmental nuisances along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway.
