Taskforce pulls down 2,500 structures, recovers riffle, drugs in Lagos



By Olawale Abdul-Fatah
Atleast 2,500 structures erected under high tension cables and on location not included in the state’s master plan, have been demolished by the Lagos state Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, to rid the state of criminal hideout.
The structures were pulled down in Ijaiye, Ojokoro and Bode Thomas in Surulere where a ‘Dane-gun’ and wraps of illicit drugs, which worth could not be ascertained, were recovered from three occupants, Saka Lawal, Kausara Saka and Tawa Lawal, who have been detained for further interrogation.
It was learnt that the removal of illegal structures was ordered by the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, after several security meetings with Acting Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, on strategies to improve security within the state.
The Chairman, Lagos State Task Force, Olayinka Egbeyemi, who led the exercise, disclosed that before the Agency embarked on the demolition exercise, owners and occupiers of the over 2500 demolished structures and containers were served notices to hint them of government plans.
Aside that radiation from these high tension cables poses serious danger to health of occupants, Egbeyemi lamented that the demolished illegal structures erected were an eye sore with miscreants and hoodlums freely smoking Indian hemp and engaged in prostitution with girls.

http://www.theguildng.com/taskforce-pulls-down-2500-structures-recovers-riffle-drugs-in-lagos/

Sometimes, to create/build, one's gotta destroy.

This experience could really be devastating, but it's necessity cannot be denied.

Someone very close to me lost their property to something similar under Rufai's Abuja, along airport road. Hell of an experience.

Hope they get the compensation they deserve.

A whooping 2500... There is more to it than it meet the eyes!

Noted. Comment reserved.

handsomeclouds:
K

[quote author=Edoloaded post=61666709]B kilobyte ni?

nice and slow

Our Yoruba brother and sisters have joined bad gang.

pTomz:
kilobyte ni?

Your mouth

Haa 2500 you mean they demolished that much.. Nigerian government Making life difficult for the people rather making it better..

Oga bayi o, Ambode chopping anybody face anyhow.

Lagos state need strict governance tho.

Ati ko eran pelu ero

booked

That's a hunter's dane gun �

okay

These faces aren't smiling. Crackheads deffy.

The woman in the middle seems innocent

handsomeclouds:
K

Edoloaded:
B

handsomeclouds:
K

kilobyte ni?

I love this news

With measures like this, chisco, The young, Ezenwata and co will let SW rest.
Even the bridges dnt have space for people to sleep. They've closed everything up.

#Itesiwaju Eko lo je wa logun

That is what u will see in abandoned houses like lagos state, blame Ambode for it.

Too many junks in Lagos. Centre of everything!

When I saw "Recovered Rifle and Drug" I was expecting something like.....

it was so heathen , when I visited Lagos and found out that most Yoruba's people are homeless sleeping outside in your ownland. you can't find such in the south unless a mad man.

Where is the weapon

None of these

Where is the weapon ..

ok

Thewesterner:
The woman in the middle seems innocent

that's actually husband ,daughter and mother in the picture ...the gun was found in their shop ..that area is the popular mechanic village on babs animashun surulere..the story behind is that the gun was used by the opc members to guard the workshop at night and the man is a ranking opc member ..surprisingly it was his opc boys that snitched on him.. I actually witnessed the incidence first hand.

samzzycash:
Haa 2500 you mean they demolished that much.. Nigerian government Making life difficult for the people rather making it better..

You mean govt should leave that many people under high tension cables? Then you will blame govt when it happens.

this is wickedness