LAGESC REMOVES SHANTIES, DISLODGES ILLEGAL OCCUPANTS AT ELEGBETA WATER FRONT
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The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also known as KAI, consolidated ongoing efforts to minimize environmental nuisances in the city on Monday by removing eight makeshift restrooms and 54 illegal shanties that housed 84 illegal occupants under the Eko Bridge in the Ebute-Ero area of the State.
This disclosure was made by the Corps Marshal of the Agency, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd) who led the dislodgement operation. According to the Corps Marshal, ‘‘The Elegbeta Water Channel which spans the Lagos Lagoon right under the Eko Bridge around the Ebute-Ero axis turned home to miscreants, illegal occupants occupying the water front, usually in the habit of promoting indiscriminate dumping of refuse into the lagoon, activating the base of the bridge as a criminal hideout and enjoining open defecation, urination and we swung into action after serving a 7-day abatement notice which was not adhered to’’.
Cole praised the excellent leadership of Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, and emphasized that the Agency’s mission to uphold a greener and cleaner environment, as outlined in Mr. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s THEMES+ agenda, is still crucial to the overall cleanliness of the State’s surroundings.
The Corps Marshal also issued a strong warning to environmental defaulters who typically engage in the following behaviors: indiscriminately disposing of trash in drains and water bodies; constructing illegal structures on road setbacks, lay-bys, kerbs, medians, and verges; and refusing to obtain a valid waste collection contract. He reiterated that the law will take its time and deal firmly with those who violate the State’s environmental laws.
In addition, the head of KAI reiterated the importance of using pedestrian bridges instead of highways for commuters in Lagos, stating that defaulters are always detained and prosecuted everyday to serve as a warning to others. Cole also urged Lagos residents to be more cautious as Yuletide draws near, arguing that law enforcement should get community-based intelligence when security threats are detected.
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