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By Christopher Oji
The Lagos State Taskforce has given a 5-day eviction notice to residents of Lekki Coastal Road and Marwa Gardens.
Also,the Agency extended the notice to residents of makeshifts along the Raii way lines in Fagba, Iju.
The operation at Lekki, which was led by Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye in the early hours of Tuesday, lasted for about five hours.
CSP Jejeloye disclosed that Taskforce had visited the axis times without numbers, but the squatters remained defiant and kept returning after the dust settled.
“We have said it time without numbers that the clearing of the axis would be a continuous excercise until the State Government commences construction of alternative roads in the area . The exercise is also necessary to frustrate criminal activities in the area.”
Jejeloye appealed to owners of structures erected illegally along that axis to remove them before the 5- day grace given to them by the Government would expire.
“There are car repair outlets, brothels, viewing centres, and kiosks, all erected illegally and haphazardly along the dedicated routes for the construction of road and we have served them a 5- day notice to vacate the area or risk having their property brought down by our bulldozers.
“The 5 day notice is a follow up to series of notices and warnings that have been served before now to these squatters.
In a similar development, the Agency also served removal/eviction notices to kiosk and makeshifts owners along Fagba Railway crossing .
According to Jejeloye,”the structures erected there have no form of approval whatsoever from the State Government,therefore, its our reposibility to ensure that they are removed and Lagosians are allowed to move freely without any obstruction
