How Lagos State Govt Demolished Over 1700 Illegal Shanties, Recovered Dangerous Weapons & Hard Drugs

LUCKY LAWAL

The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, Task Force over the weekend demolished over 1700 illegal shanties due to series of complains by community members around Fagba Railway lines, Agege.

According to the Chairman Task Force, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, while addressing the press during the demolition, he disclosed that owners and occupants of these illegal shanties and containerised shops had been served a 7-day ‘Removal Order’ by the Government and to enable them to remove their belongings and vacate the entire area before embarking on the demolition exercise, the Government gave another grace of 21days. 

Speaking further, Egbeyemi said, “These illegal shanties and containerised shops were occupied by miscreants and hoodlums who terrorised innocent citizens around Fagba, Iju-Ishaga and Pen-Cinema area, dispossessing them of their valuables, especially early in the day and late at night.

He averred that investigations conducted had revealed that miscreants and hoodlums occupying these illegal shanties were responsible for the destructions of public properties and looting of shops immediately after the recent ‘EndSARS’ protest around Agege.

“It was an eyesore with miscreants and hoodlums freely smoking and selling Indian hemp including prostitution by under-age boys and girls around Fagba railway lines”, he added.

The Chairman confirmed that suspected illegal substances (Indian hemp) and other dangerous drugs such as Codeine, Skunk and Tramadol  were recovered during the demolition exercise.

He, however, enjoined members of the public to support Government in salvaging the State from the clutches of these notorious criminals by reporting any noticeable criminal activities around them to security agencies.