By Adedapo Adesanya
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce, has issued a seven-day quit notice to squatters in illegal structures at Fagba on Abbatior Road in Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos.
The Head of Public Affairs of the task force, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, announced the notice in a statement in Lagos on Sunday.
Mr Adebayo said the illegal structures were home to hoodlums, whom he said had destroyed property in the area during the recent #ENDSARS protest.
He said that over 2,500 illegal structures and shanties, including shops in containers had been served quit notices.
“It is an eye-sore seeing miscreant, including under-age boys smoking Indian hemp freely in the area.
“Residents around Fagba can no longer sleep with their two eyes closed, due to a series of criminal activities perpetrated by these notorious boys,” he said.
According to Mr Adebayo, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, has directed that after the expiration of the seven-day quit notice, any hoodlum arrested should be charged to court.
The spokesman said that the Chairman of the task force, Mr Olayinka Egbeyemi, had assured that the enforcement team would not relent in securing the environment for citizens.
He noted that the task force will remain a public-friendly institution in its pro-active enforcement of laws and regulations of the state.
