Lagos State Special Committee on the clean-up of Ikoyi and Victoria will commence enforcement of environmental and traffic laws in Ikoyi and victoria island on Friday, January 10. The task force team consist of Lagos Neighbourhood Watch, Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) and LASPARK officers with security aide by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Task Force. Bello, Lagos State environment commissioner said the clean-up task force will perform its duties thoroughly and ensure that defaulters of the state environmental and road traffic laws are punished accordingly. The commissioner stated that the task force will ensure the immediate trial violators of the State Environmental Sanitation Offences and Road Traffic Laws through the Mobile Courts. “The task force will also dislodge illegal occupants of abandoned buildings, several of which have been identified as hideouts for criminals and prostitutes.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2020 16:52 UTC