The Lagos State Government said over 100 shanties located at the Adeniji Adele underbridge will be removed.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced this in a statement on Sunday.

The removal is coming after the expiration of a 48-hour removal notice served on all occupants of the shanties to move with their belongings, according to Wahab.

“And operatives of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI/LAGESC) and officials from the Monitoring Enforcement and Compliance (MEC) department of the ministry will be given security backup to conduct the operation,” Wahab stated.
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This exercise, according to the commissioner, is part of the avowed commitment of the present administration under Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu to reclaim all ungoverned spaces that dot the Lagos landscape.

He noted that the “unsightly shanties,” which are located in the heart of Lagos Island, represent a distorted image of what a smart city like Lagos should be.

“Apart from the unsanitary conditions of residents in the shanties, it also serves as a hiding place for criminals and points for peddling hard drugs and substances which is injurious to the wellbeing of law-abiding residents.”

Wahab urged all the occupants of the shanties in their interest, to voluntarily move out with their belongings before the commencement of the enforcement operations on Monday.