The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has issued a seven-day notice of evacuation to owners of illegal structures, shanties, kiosks, and owners of illegally parked trucks, tankers, and trailers under the Costain Bridge and in the Iganmu area of the state.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs Unit, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, on Tuesday.
The Special Adviser on Transport to the Lagos State Governor, Sola Giwa, who led LASTMA officials in delivering the notice in the area, said owners and occupiers of illegal structures, shanties, kiosks and containerised shops under the Costain Bridge, down to the Iganmu axis would also be affected by the seven-day ultimatum.
The statement read in part, “It was an eyesore seeing the level of degradation of our roads by the activities of these illegal squatters with miscreants and hoodlums freely smoking and selling india hemp under the bridge.”
Also speaking, the General Manager, LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba, said after the notice expires on Sunday, September 18, 2022, officials would conduct a thorough cleanup operation and crack down on any criminal elements disturbing law-abiding residents and motorists in the location.
The notice is coming at a time where flooding is seriously wreaking havoc in Lagos and other parts of the country.
