Govt removes Ikoyi shanties, dislodges illegal occupants
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday commenced the removal of shanties and dislodging of illegal occupants from the Ikoyi Towers.
The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post on X, said after the expiration of a 48-hour vacation notice served, the joint team of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps and the Special Task Force on Environmental Offences “commenced enforcement and removal of illegal shanties built inside the Ikoyi Towers compound housing illegal occupants posing a security threat to the environment and nuisance to the state, and whose daily activities could not be ascertained.”
He said, “The government’s issuance of relocation notices and enforcement actions aim to reclaim land and public facilities, which have been converted to personal use, to ensure public safety, enforce urban planning, and address the proliferation of illegal settlements and structures in Lagos State.”
On Saturday, Wahab had said hundreds of undocumented residents were seen on the premises, which lacked sanitary provisions.
He added that they posed security and environmental threats to the state, hence, the eviction notice.
He said, “An undocumented number of persons running into hundreds were seen on the premises with no sanitary provisions and whose daily activities could not be ascertained. They have been given a 48-hour vacation notice to leave the area.”
