The Lagos State Environmental Taskforce today, continued its enforcement operation aimed at ridding the streets of illegal street traders, display of goods on the roads, and the activities of illegal ticketers.
It also checkmated unauthorised blockage of the road, operation of illegal busstops and other environmental violations in the state, onwards the yuletide season
The enforcement operation covered the Obafemi Awolowo way, Oba Akran Road and other adjoinning roads in Ikeja area of the state.
Our correspondent gathered that the taskforce team visited Ikeja underbridge, Tonade street, Awolowo Way inward Allen Avenue roudabout and other adjoining roads reining in recalcitrant street traders, illegal ticketers and traders displayed their goods on roads, thereby obstructing traffic flow.
The taskforce has before now, warning against acts constituting nuisance on the highways, walkways. and other such strategic places and sport on the stretch of Obafemi Awolowo way in ikeja metropolis.
During the raid exercise, 3 suspects who were disturbing the state officials from carrying out their legitimate duties were arrested, while all goods and wares displayed on the roads were confiscated and sanity restored in all the areas.
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According to the taskforce chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, all the arrested suspects have been charged to court accordingly, while goods confiscated had been forfeited to the state in line with the State Government Environmental Sanitation laws of 2017 and Transport Sectors reform laws of 2018.
CSP Akerele warned illegal street traders against continuing in the act thereby impeding free flow of traffic on our roads.
This he said increases the travel time of innocent motorists especially during this yuletide period, alongside other nuisances it causes.
The Chairman also warned all street traders, illegal ticketers on the highways. And operators of unapproved busstops to desist henceforth as violators would be prosecuted.
The taskforce, has, before the commencement of enforcement operations, carried out sensitisation programmes and also issued warnings against creating environmental nuisance in the state.
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