Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has ordered all owners/drivers of trucks, tankers and trailers illegally parked under the Costain Bridge to Iganmu Area of the State seven days to remove them or risk the full wrath of the law.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation Mr. Sola Giwa, who led Officials of LASTMA to serve the notice in the area, said equally affected by the seven days ‘Removal Order’ are owners/occupiers of illegal structures, shanties, kiosks and containerized shops under the Costain Bridge to Iganmu.
He said after the expiration of the order, a general cleanup exercise of the area would be embarked upon by officials of the Lagos State Government.
According to him, “It was an eyesore seeing the level of degradation of our roads by the activities of illegal squatters with miscreants and hoodlums freely smoking and selling india hemp under the bridge.”
Also speaking, the General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bolaji Oreagba said upon the expiration of the ‘Removal Order’ notice on Sunday, 18th of September, 2022, officials of LASTMA would embark on a thorough cleanup exercise around the area as well as a clampdown on all criminal elements disturbing law-abiding citizens/motorists around the area.
Oreagba confirmed that these illegal business operators, including iron benders, mechanics and food/fruit vendors, among others have turned the area into an unhealthy environment, adding that they have littered the entire vicinity waste as a result of indiscriminate dumping of refuse and other materials.
He said none of the drivers parking their heavy-duty vehicles illegally, including owners of illegal structures, mechanics and other operators under the Costain Bridge had any permit from the State Government.