Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it prosecuted more than 100 people in the last one year for illegally occupying road medians and violating environmental regulations.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on Wednesday during an inspection of the ongoing clearance of illegal traders and squatters from the Okokomaiko–Orile road median.
The exercise, according to the state government on its offical social media handles, is aimed at permanently clearing the corridor, which has been designated for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project.
Wahab said the inspection was to assess compliance with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive to remove all illegal structures and commercial activities obstructing the road median, noting that years of engagement with traders had failed to produce lasting results.
