Lagos demolishes illegal shrine constructed close to main road

The Lagos State Government has demolished an illegal shrine constructed close to a main road at Moshalasi Bus Stop, Ile Epo in in the Iyana Ipaja area of the state.

A 2.58-minute video of the demolition was shared by the State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday.

Wahab explained that the shrine was removed by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps after repeated stop-work notices were ignored and personnel from the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency were physically assaulted.

He warned that the state government would no longer tolerate any form of environmental nuisance in state parks and gardens.

Wahab noted that anyone found guilty would be prosecuted.

The commissioner’s statement read in part: “After several stop-work notices served and physical assault on the personnel of the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps earlier today removed the Shrine constructed close to a main road at Moshalasi Bus Stop, Ile Epo in Iyana Ipaja.

“The Lagos State government is again warning everyone to desist from constituting any form of environmental nuisance on the State parks and gardens as this will be met with prosecution.”