The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources on Monday, began demolishing shanties and illegal activities under the Ijora bridge.
The operation was disclosed by the ministry’s commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, in a Monday post on the X platform.
He said :“Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources #LasgMOE commence removal of shanties and illegal business activities under the Ijora bridge.”
On Saturday, Wahab that illegal occupants under the bridge were served a 23-hour notice to vacate.
The state government demolished and removed illegal shanties under the Ijora bridge in February after giving a five-day quit notice.
Subsequently, the government disclosed its strategy to develop the under-bridge into a recreational space.