Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps ( LAGESC) were badly injured on Friday December 6th while carrying out enforcement on street traders along Queens Drive in Ikoyi, leaving three operational trucks damaged.
A statement from the state government says the exercise, which is part of the Governor’s mandate to clear the State of all environmental nuisance and infractions such as street trading on walk ways/setbacks as well as erection of illegal shanties across the State, was led by the Deputy Corps Marshal in charge of Operations, Mr. Ganiu Kazeem and Deputy Corps Marshal, Discipline and Staff Welfare, Mr. Adeleke Adeeso.
During the exercise, staff of the Federal High Court who were known to patronise the street traders, obstructed the operatives while dislodging the street traders who had earlier been given several notices to vacate the location due to blockage of drainage channels.
Kazeem explained that the team arrived at the scene of the incident at…
Source: Linda Ikeji