Lagos intensifies crackdown on illegal structures along Badagry Expressway

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Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab

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The Lagos State Government has intensified the removal of shanties, illegal structures and other environmental nuisances along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as part of efforts to restore environmental order.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Monday.

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Wahab said the enforcement exercise, which had been ongoing for the past three weeks, targeted illegal structures and activities obstructing public spaces along the corridor.

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According to him, the operation will be followed by sustained surveillance and continuous monitoring to prevent a return of environmental infractions.

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“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.

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“This exercise will be followed by sustained surveillance and continuous monitoring to ensure that environmental order is restored and maintained along the corridor,” he said.

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The commissioner urged residents and traders to desist from converting public spaces into illegal markets or using them for unauthorised private activities.

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He warned that anyone found encroaching on public spaces or using them for unlawful purposes would be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with Lagos State laws.

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“We urge members of the public to respect and preserve our environment by refraining from converting public spaces into illegal markets or for any unauthorised private use.

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“Anyone found encroaching on public spaces or using them for unlawful purposes will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the extant laws of Lagos State,” Wahab said.

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NAN reports that the Lagos-Badagry Expressway is a major transport corridor linking Lagos with Badagry and neighbouring communities and has remained a focus of the state’s environmental enforcement operations. (NAN)

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