Lagos Govt issues 72-hour quit notice to street traders

The Lagos State Taskforce has given a 72-hour ultimatum to street traders and illegal occupants operating along the Alaba Rago corridor of the Mile 2–Badagry Expressway, ahead of a planned enforcement exercise aimed at restoring environmental order in the area.

This ultimatum was given by the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, Adetayo Akerele, on Wednesday in Lagos.

Akerele disclosed that the operation forms part of ongoing efforts to enforce the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law and other regulations designed to maintain environmental sanity across the metropolis.

He further stated that persistent illegal trading and environmental violations along the corridor have generated complaints from motorists, pedestrians, residents, visitors entering the country through the Seme border, and environmental stakeholders.

According to him, the planned operation would tackle the proliferation of makeshift shops, illegal structures, mini brothels, used plastic depots, indiscriminate waste disposal, unregulated trading activities and other environmental infractions affecting the area.

“Lagos State cannot pretend or look the other way over the level of illegal activities and environmental hazards here. This situation does not reflect the status of a modern megacity.

“The time has come to enforce the laws and correct these abnormalities,” Akerele said.