The Lagos State Taskforce has issued a 72-hour quit notice to street traders and illegal occupants operating along the Alaba Rago corridor of the Mile 2–Badagry Expressway, ahead of a planned enforcement exercise aimed at restoring environmental order in the area
The exercise, which will be carried out in collaboration with other enforcement agencies, targets illegal trading activities on highways, walkways, road medians and setbacks in line with the state’s environmental laws and ban on street trading.
Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Adetayo Akerele, said the operation forms part of ongoing efforts to enforce the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law and other regulations designed to maintain environmental sanity across the metropolis.
According to Akerele, persistent illegal trading and environmental violations along the corridor have generated complaints from motorists, pedestrians, residents, visitors entering the country through the Seme border, and environmental stakeholders.
He noted that the planned operation would tackle the proliferation of makeshift shops, illegal structures, mini brothels, used plastic depots, indiscriminate waste disposal, unregulated trading activities and other environmental infractions affecting the area.
The enforcement exercise is being coordinated under the supervision of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, led by Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab.
Akerele, who addressed traders and occupants during a sensitisation and public enlightenment campaign, urged those affected to voluntarily vacate the area within 72 hours to avoid sanctions.
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