The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Enforcement Unit, has arrested four petroleum products hawkers at Mile-2 area and recovered over 2000 litres of the products.
This is contained in a statement issued by the agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in Lagos on Tuesday.
Abdulraheem said the raid of illegal petroleum products hawkers became necessary, in view of the danger of fire outbreak their illegal activities could cause, if not checked.
He said that apart from fire outbreak, the illegal structures where they sold the products were causing heavy traffic on Mile-2 Oke area.
The spokesperson noted that the operation was carried out following directives from the state government and the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Adegoke Fayoade.
Abdulraheem said that the illegal structures also housed suspected criminals, who always attacked motorists and other road users at night and early mornings.
“We have directives to dismantle the illegal structures and clear the area of vendors selling goods, particularly petroleum products by the roadside.
