As part of ongoing operations to remove illegal structures in the state, the Lagos State government over the weekend, commenced the demolition of over 500 shanties and illegal structures within and outside the Oko-Oba Abattoir and Lairage Complex, Agege area of Lagos State.
The illegal structures believed to have served as a hideout for criminals and miscreants were demolished by the state government as part of efforts to ensure adequate upgrading and transformation of the complex for improved operations.
It was gathered that dangerous weapons were recovered from the shanties by the joint task force comprising the Lagos Task Force on Environment and Special Offences, a staff of Ministry of Environment, Department of State Services, DSS, Operation MESA, Police, officials of Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, among others.
