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LASG Serves 7-Day ‘Removal Order’ Notice To Owners Of Trucks Under Costain Bridge To Iganmu
LASG serves a 7-Day ‘Removal Order’ notice to owners and drivers of trucks under Costain Bridge to Iganmu.
Upon the expiration of the notice on Sunday, LASTMA officials would embark on a thorough clean-up around the area.
The Special Adviser to the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Sola Giwa, led officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to serve the notice to the owners of the trucks in the area in Lagos on Tuesday.
Giwa said that those equally affected by the notice include: owners and occupiers of illegal structures, shanties, kiosks, and containerized shops under the Costain Bridge down to Iganmu axis.
He disclosed that the notice was coming after several days of inspection ahead of a general clean-up of the area by some of the officials of the Lagos State Government.
“It is an eyesore seeing the level of degradation of our roads by the activities of the illegal squatters. The state government is doing the clean-up because the so-called miscreants and hoodlums freely smoke and sell India hemp under the bridge,” he said.
Also speaking, the LASTMA General Manager, Bolaji Oreagba, said upon the expiration of the notice on Sunday, LASTMA officials would embark on a thorough clean-up around the area.
Oreagba added that there would be a clampdown on all criminal elements disturbing law-abiding citizens and motorists around the area.
“There are illegal business operators, including iron benders, mechanics, and food/fruit vendors, among others that have turned the area into an unhealthy environment. They have littered the entire vicinity with indiscriminate dumping of refuse and waste materials,” he said.
Oreagba noted that none of the drivers parking their heavy-duty vehicles illegally, including owners of illegal structures, and mechanics under the bridge had any permit from the state government.
