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Lagos State Government Task Force dismantled no fewer than 120 shops and illegal structures in Itedo area of Lekki phase 1 on environment.
The Task Force boss, Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Superintendent of police, led the massive pull down. Spokesman of the agency, Taofiq Adebayo noted that the 120 illegal shops including other structures were constructed under Electric high-tension cables.
The occupiers were said to have received a 6-month ‘Demolition Notice’. Egbeyemi Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force who led the operatives of the Agency to carry out the demolition exercise disclosed that owners and occupiers of the illegal shops and structures were served a reminder of ‘Demolition Notice’ four weeks ago by the government.
“Radiation from these high tension cables poses serious danger to human health, no responsible and responsive government would put any of her citizens lives at risks.
“The illegal shops including structures constructed under high tension cables are a sorry sight with miscreants and hoodlums freely smoking marijuana.”
He urged them to take advantage of the newly introduced ‘Rent-To-Own’ housing policy scheme of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode which has more than 4,355 fully equipped housing unit spread across the state.
He said the housing policy was meant to alleviate housing problem of both low and middle-income earners. and to equally discourage people living at any restricted areas.
Egbeyemi also urged traders and middle income earners to apply and benefit from the N25 billion Lagos State Empowerment Trust Fund (LSETF) scheme which tend to help residents grow and scale their micro small/medium enterprises with N500, 000 to N5m soft loan.
He urged Lagosians to stop trading at any restricted area in Lagos including under high-tension cables across the state.
He also urged both owners and occupiers of shops and structures constructed under high-tension cables across the state remove them, as the demolition exercise would be extended to other areas.
One of the residents of the area who simply identified himself as Dr. Femi Ololade commended the government for saving the lives of both traders and residents living under high-tension cables.
Ololade who made reference to an incident where several people died when a high-tension cable fell on a viewing centre in Calabar during a football match urged citizens to co-operate with the government and stop endangering their lives.