The Lagos State Government has demolished 138 shanties along the canal bank in Ajao Estate, where occupants paid between N60,000 and N100,000 annually, as part of efforts to address environmental infractions and illegal encampments.
The operation, conducted on Thursday by the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, aimed to restore order and reclaim public spaces in the area.
The announcement was made by Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, through a statement shared via his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday.
“In continuation of concerted measures to reduce the scourge of environmental infractions and illegal encampment in public spaces, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) popularly known as KAI on Thursday demolished 138 shanties around the canal bank in Ajao Estate Canal where illegal occupants pays between N60,000 to N100,000 rent,” the statement read.
Accompanying the…