So skull scavengers will have easy flow of traffic around the thick forest..

How is this 20 million Everything for mbuhari government nah billions and millions awawa

Fahdiga:
Construct they wouldn't and when anyone constructed they will pull it down

This same Ogun state government that wouldn't allow oyedepo repair roads around Ota because the church refused to bribe them.

Lekingson888:
OGUN UNCOVERS AN UNAUTHORISED FLYOVER BRIDGE IN OMO FOREST

Ogun State Government has detected and ordered an immediate destruction of an unlawful flyover bridge undergoing construction across Oluwa River, a boundary between Omo forest, Area J4 in Ijebu East and Ondo State.

The Commissioner for Forestry, Hon. Tunji Akinosi, who led a monitoring team to Laagan Village, where the unauthorised construction of about 50 meters long bridge was located, commanded the settlers to pull it down within two weeks before the next monitoring exercise that would come up on the 21, this month.

Akinosi said aims and objectives behind the heinous act, was for easy transportation of the State's forest resources by illegal loggers and flitches production, called 'Alamole', to be freely stolen and taken away to neighbouring States.

He pointed out that the present administration would not fold its arms and allow illegal settlers to take over the forest reserve, adding that some unscrupulous elements were behind the illegal construction which must have gulped about 15 to 20 million naira.

The Commissioner noted that many of the settlers who keep illegal arms to perpetrate crimes would be arrested and charged to court, saying, armed soldiers would remain part of the frequent monitoring exercises in order to prevent banditry which is becoming prevalent nationwide.




https://dailytrust.com/after-daily-trust-report-ogun-commissioner-visits-forest-uncovers-illegal-flyover

Nonsense, the ogun state government even knw d cost" 15 to 20 million naira" bt if na d state government award such CONNTRACT nw, u will b hearing 150 to 200 million naira" ewu"

espn:
Its illegal

Then let them appropriate it and make it legal,must they demolish it?

Minjim:
The State Government should support the contractor to make it up to standard and make sure it's used legitimately.


I wonder who approved the Faseun Bridge that connect Ago to Bucknor in Lagos. The pillar under it is bending and huge truck ply it daily. That bridge is a disaster waiting to happen

mark this he said it first

The government are inhumane, they don't have any good thought for the citizens. They don't want to do anything that will benefit the citizens and when the citizens come together to help themselves the government go against it.

favor914:
So you believe you are more credible & know more than the people ruling you, & you are on Nairaland passing comments? Those in power are the cream of the crop for today, a bad tree can never yield good fruits, a vicious cycle with no end in sight.

You Nigerians will always have an excuse for these cream of the crop failures who are parading as politicians.

We're not ready yet coz the youths (especially) lack the unity of purpose and we act like we're not educated.

Indeed, a vicious cycle with no end in sight...sad!

favor914:
You can, and UNESCO will tell you that, look at what is happening in the rain forest of the Niger Delta?

You are mistaken. UNESCO has no authority or means to enforce an economic free zone at any of its selected locations.

That is up to the government of the country involved and no reasonable government will deny the economic rights of the indigenous population without compensation or outright relocation.

We know how much the EU pays the Cross-River state government to keep its forest reserves and primate sanctuaries. Part of those funds are to create alternative means of livelihood for the inhabitants. It is their land. Their own crude oil. They should be compensated.

The Eiffel Tower and the Great Wall of China are UNESCO Heritage sites. Can UNESCO tell the French or Chinese not to profit from them. If they want those places to be closed then cash must change hands, simple.

doggedfighter:

You read too.
Convert it to the use of the people instead of destroying it.
It can serve other purpose.

Other purposes like? What business do regular citizens have with a protected forest reserve?

When that will bring development to d community you want to pull d down. Which one did u do for them? That community better fight you people. Rubbish

yanabasee:
Why destroy it...

why not make better use of it and probably arrest the people involved?



Why are we good at wasting resources like this?


Modified*************



For those people quoting me....




We blacks barely use our senses....


A visionary leader will make something reasonable from it....


Someone said the foundation of the bridge might not be solid...Yes, but rather than destroying it, renovate it to a better standard and reduce the cost....


Make the place a tourism centre or something... Then have someone publish a touching story about the reserve...

Did you read the story? Bridge was constructed by criminals for the furtherance of their criminal activities.

Fahdiga:
Construct they wouldn't and when anyone constructed they will pull it down

Bros the thing dey tire me oo..


they called it unauthorized flyover

Ng govt is sick run by mad politians. Why demolishing access road you fail to provide to the community?? Why not improve on it. Pay the developer to hands-off the project. Wike, El rufia and Ogun govs are power drunk, they need their head re-examine

Am sure the contractor didn't pay his dues!!!
No construction goes behind the eyes of the government

Bolubaba:
I work in that local government area. It is a very welcome development. If you know how much evil & illegal activies perpetrated there, you will no condemn this decision made by the government.

Did the illegal activity start recently?
I am afraid those people involved in the illegal activities have enablers within the local community.

The confidence to even construct a bridge says it all.

Fahdiga:
Construct they wouldn't and when anyone constructed they will pull it down

I will be glad if you can share this on your comment, the bridge is not necessary, the bridge is illegal in the sense that it linked people from other state (people living at the outskirt of other states) into the forest reserve.

Why do they need bridge to the forest reserve for? The forest reserve is thousands of hectares and it accomodates the few wildlife left in nigeria.

Because of the size of the forest reservr, it is HARD to monitor the hook and corners of the forest and we’ve had days when we found dead elephants with the TUSKS of the elephants harvested away! The foresters don’t how it happened.

These things happened through illegal unknown Routes like this. So will you still advice them to leave this structure?

This structure serves NO PURPOSE for anything than illegal and nefarious activities.

I will be glad if you can modify this with your comment.

We’ve lost countless animals in the reserve due

yanabasee:
Why destroy it...

why not make better use of it and probably arrest the people involved?



Why are we good at wasting resources like this?


Modified*************



For those people quoting me....




We blacks barely use our senses....


A visionary leader will make something reasonable from it....


Someone said the foundation of the bridge might not be solid...Yes, but rather than destroying it, renovate it to a better standard and reduce the cost....


Make the place a tourism centre or something... Then have someone publish a touching story about the reserve...

the bridge is not necessary, the bridge is illegal in the sense that it linked people from other state (people living at the outskirt of other states) into the forest reserve.

Why do they need bridge to the forest reserve for? The forest reserve is thousands of hectares and it accomodates the few wildlife left in nigeria.

Because of the size of the forest reservr, it is HARD to monitor the hook and corners of the forest and we’ve had days when we found dead elephants with the TUSKS of the elephants harvested away! The foresters don’t how it happened.

These things happened through illegal unknown Routes like this. So will you still advice them to leave this structure?

This structure serves NO PURPOSE for anything than illegal and nefarious activities.

I will be glad if you can modify this with your comment.

We’ve lost countless animals in the reserve due

BoboNogoDie:
It will never be well with every hands that partook in the destruction of that bridge.


Useless irresponsible people.

People managed to put resources together for development, you retárds are cooking up stupîd excuses to destroy it.


BASTARDS

the bridge is not necessary, the bridge is illegal in the sense that it linked people from other state (people living at the outskirt of other states) into the forest reserve.

Why do they need bridge to the forest reserve for? The forest reserve is thousands of hectares and it accomodates the few wildlife left in nigeria.

Because of the size of the forest reservr, it is HARD to monitor the hook and corners of the forest and we’ve had days when we found dead elephants with the TUSKS of the elephants harvested away! The foresters don’t how it happened.

These things happened through illegal unknown Routes like this. So will you still advice them to leave this structure?

This structure serves NO PURPOSE for anything than illegal and nefarious activities.

I will be glad if you can modify this with your comment.

We’ve lost countless animals in the reserve due

Lekingson888:
OGUN UNCOVERS AN UNAUTHORISED FLYOVER BRIDGE IN OMO FOREST

Ogun State Government has detected and ordered an immediate destruction of an unlawful flyover bridge undergoing construction across Oluwa River, a boundary between Omo forest, Area J4 in Ijebu East and Ondo State.

The Commissioner for Forestry, Hon. Tunji Akinosi, who led a monitoring team to Laagan Village, where the unauthorised construction of about 50 meters long bridge was located, commanded the settlers to pull it down within two weeks before the next monitoring exercise that would come up on the 21, this month.

Akinosi said aims and objectives behind the heinous act, was for easy transportation of the State's forest resources by illegal loggers and flitches production, called 'Alamole', to be freely stolen and taken away to neighbouring States.

He pointed out that the present administration would not fold its arms and allow illegal settlers to take over the forest reserve, adding that some unscrupulous elements were behind the illegal construction which must have gulped about 15 to 20 million naira.

The Commissioner noted that many of the settlers who keep illegal arms to perpetrate crimes would be arrested and charged to court, saying, armed soldiers would remain part of the frequent monitoring exercises in order to prevent banditry which is becoming prevalent nationwide.




https://dailytrust.com/after-daily-trust-report-ogun-commissioner-visits-forest-uncovers-illegal-flyover

I was born and schooled in that area,,,,there is nothing illegal in dat area which the Lg chairman and Ogun state government doesn't know about...
all the illegal timber contractors paid huge amount to some government official ..there is nothing illegal...mad people

BennyDGreat:


Did the illegal activity start recently?
I am afraid those people involved in the illegal activities have enablers within the local community.

The confidence to even construct a bridge says it all.

It was reported by settlements close to the site.
And you can only complain about the action of the government in that particular area if you stay around or have the vivid picture of various activities going there. Kidnappings, illegal felling of timber escape routes for criminals and so on.

Ikuikale:
I was born and schooled in that area,,,,there is nothing illegal in dat area which the Lg chairman and Ogun state government doesn't know about...
all the illegal timber contractors paid huge amount to some government official ..there is nothing illegal...mad people

Where in that area did you school & reside in the said local? So I can tell you the what is happening there, because I still work in the said environment.

Put toll gate there. Destruction everywhere, El Rufai's style.

They need permit from the slave master to start with

yanabasee:
Why destroy it...

why not make better use of it and probably arrest the people involved?



Why are we good at wasting resources like this?


Modified*************



For those people quoting me....




We blacks barely use our senses....


A visionary leader will make something reasonable from it....


Someone said the foundation of the bridge might not be solid...Yes, but rather than destroying it, renovate it to a better standard and reduce the cost....


Make the place a tourism centre or something... Then have someone publish a touching story about the reserve...

Blackdisciple:


Bros the thing dey tire me oo..


they called it unauthorized flyover

Bros! Do you know that there are standards that applies in the building things as sensitive as a bridge? Can you even imagine the consequences of a faulty bridge talk more of one illegally constructed without standard checks. It's equivalent to coupling airplanes together that will carry a lot of people.


The dangers aside, the area is a sensitive area for wildlife and forestry and is home to a lot of endangered species, especially some of the last groups of forest elephants in Nigeria. Poachers hunt these valuable animals and take their tusk away.

Do you understand the amount of international pressure and interest in the area given the problems poachers present?

Lastly, this was built by those criminals to further their nefarious activities.

drake49:
As long as it's for illegal activities, then it must go down

Idiat, have you considered how it would affect the lives of other settlers going about their legitimate businesses? Why not employ range guards to curtail the activities of these illegal poachers and loggers?
As someone said they won't improve the infrastructure of the area, but when someone spends about 20million naira to build, u go and destroy it. The heart of man, especially most politicians is evil.

Bolubaba:


It was reported by settlements close to the site.
And you can only complain about the action of the government in that particular area if you stay around or have the vivid picture of various activities going there. Kidnappings, illegal felling of timber escape routes for criminals and so on.

They have enablers within the community/ies. Those are the real culprits.

Destruction of the bridge isn't a long-term solution.

There is no settlement there. It's a reserve.
And the nearest settlement to the said place is about 45km to the boundary of ondo state which also do not have a settlement close to that same place. And the road to the site was created by illegal timber fellers. And besides there are lagal roads around if they had wanted to avoid passing through the express.

BennyDGreat:


They have enablers within the community/ies. Those are the real culprits.

Destruction of the bridge isn't a long-term solution.

ObiOfOnistha:
That is insensitivity on the part of the government, why will you destroy developmental project because it wasn't initiated by you.

did u read the post at all?

Bolubaba:
There is no settlement there. It's a reserve.
And the nearest settlement to the said place is about 45km to the boundary of ondo state which also do not have a settlement close to that same place. And the road to the site was created by illegal timber fellers. And besides there are lagal roads around if they had wanted to avoid passing through the express.

It's a reserve but it's a community in itself with individuals who run the affairs.

To permanently stop the illegal activities there, the government representatives there would have to be questioned.

Whether we accept or not, there's a systemic rot in all areas of the Nigerian Economy and on all levels of government.

So we should promote illegality because of system rot? What is illegal should be treated as such until stated otherwise.

BennyDGreat:


It's a reserve but it's a community in itself with individuals who run the affairs.

To permanently stop the illegal activities there, the government representatives there would have to be questioned.

Whether we accept or not, there's a systemic rot in all areas of the Nigerian Economy and on all levels of government.