The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit at the weekend demolished over 2,500 illegal structures comprising shanties, kiosks and containarised shops in the Lekki Waterside area of the state.
The structures were demolished during an enforcement exercise carried out by the operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit.
Before the exercise, the structures were occupied by business operators including iron benders, mechanics, food/fruits vendors and others who were issued a seven-day “Removal Notice” by the state government to remove their property and vacate the entire area.
The notice expired last Thursday and this ushered in the demolition exercise.
The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said the exercise was carried out to prepare for the construction of a coastal road which would serve as an alternative route for the Lekki-Epe Expressway and enhance free flow of traffic on that corridor.
He said the area was an eye-sore as the occupants littered the environment with refuse and waste materials.
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