By Damilare Adeleye
The Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has been ordered to remove street vendors and demolish unauthorized shanties that are located along the perimeter fence of Ategbo Nursery and Primary School, at Ijegun Road, Old Garage bus stop, Ijegun.
Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, gave the order while shared photos on his X handle on Monday, November 20.
He wrote: “In our renewed effort to sanitise school environments across the State, today, I instructed the Special Squad Operatives of #LAGESCOfficial (KAI) to dislodge street traders and demolish illegal shanties on the perimeter fence of Ategbo Nursery and Primary School ljegun Road, Old garage bus stop, Ijegun.
“The Special Squad also undertook enforcement action at the Local Government Primary School, Pako bus stop, Abaranje road, lkotun Lagos State for the same reason. The operation followed the expiration of served statutory notices on clear breaches of the provision of the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Management Planning law as it concerns illegal structures by the perimeter fence/roadside and erecting structures on the drainage alignment.
“The enforcement has become expedient following an observed widespread trend that is not only worrisome but very unacceptable in our schools environment which must be tackled headlong.”