“Once people don’t see vehicles on the road, definitely, they will be forced to stay at home and do the clean-up exercise,” the LAGESC boss reasoned.
The LAWMA boss added that the authority would continue to monitor, arrest and prosecute offenders.
Mr Cole added that the fellow petitioned the state Commissioner for Environment, who ordered the demolition of the illegal structures.
Mr Cole said that the raid was part of the state government’s efforts to tackle the trend of alcohol consumption by commercial drivers in parks and garages in the state.
Some street gates, house fences, and a security post were allegedly built on drainage channels and canals.
Mr Gbadegesin noted that 2023 witnessed a determined approach to environmental transformation in Lagos state.
