Mobolaji Michael
THE Lagos State Task Force on Environment has served removal notices on squatters and occupants of shanties and illegal structures at Alaba-Rago in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state, directing them to vacate the area immediately.
This comes after a previous notice was served on the occupants of the structures on the 19th of May 2022 advising them to move out of the settlement which had been marked for demolition by the state government. 
CSP Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman of the Task Force, described the state of habitation in the area as deplorable and not fit for human occupation due to the unhygienic activities and closeness of the shanties to the canal and drainage system in that axis.
“Illegal traders, occupants and miscreants should be ready to leave this place any moment from now. We have served them eviction notice previously to vacate this place but they have defied the instructions of the government by inhabiting here”.
The Chairman assured the occupants that the notices served on them two years ago subsist and will be enforced in the near future.
“Some of the occupants here believe the notice served two years ago no longer stands but I want to assure them that nothing has invalidated the notice and they should be prepared for demolition any minute from now”. Jejeloye stated
He assured Lagosians that no stone will be left unturned till environmental degradation is completely stamped out of the state. He reiterated the commitment of the Lagos State Task Force to enforce strict compliance with environmental laws as enshrined in the THEMES PLUS agenda of the state government.
Eighteen-Eleven Media