The Lagos State Authorities has indefinitely shut down the Itedo Market in Lekki for repeated environmental violations and unlawful roadside buying and selling.
The Commissioner for the Surroundings and Water Assets, Tokunbo Wahab, made this identified in a submit on his official X deal with on Saturday, stating that the enforcement adopted continued disregard for the state’s environmental legal guidelines by merchants within the space.
“This morning, we took decisive motion at Itedo Market, Lekki, which has now been shut down indefinitely on account of repeated environmental violations and unlawful roadside buying and selling. 5 people have been arrested for flouting state legal guidelines, and three Black Marias have been stationed on the location to discourage additional criminality and preserve order.
Lagos is not going to tolerate disregard for environmental rules or unauthorized road buying and selling. Our dedication to restoring sanity, making certain public security, and upholding the rule of regulation stays unwavering,” he stated
The closure of Itedo Market is a part of Lagos State’s ongoing efforts to implement environmental compliance and reclaim public areas from unlawful merchants.
What you must know
Lagos State Authorities has lately intensified its clean-up operations throughout a number of elements of the state, together with markets and highways, as a part of its city sanitation.
The federal government has reiterated that such interventions will not be punitive however a part of broader efforts to implement sustainable practices and defend public well being.
- Earlier in June, the Oko Oba Abattoir in Agege was closed indefinitely. Throughout a authorities inspection, unsanitary practices have been discovered, together with individuals sleeping in animal holding pens and animal waste being discharged into public drains.
- The commissioner emphasised that the closure would final till the power complies with environmental and well being rules.
- 13 markets and enterprise plazas within the Ketu and Mile 12 areas have been sealed in April over persistent environmental misconduct, together with unlawful waste disposal on roads, medians, and public highways.
- Markets affected included Erukan Market (Mile 12), Oja Oba Market (Ketu), Oba Ogunjobi Market (Mile 12), Ifelodun Market (Ketu), and several other plazas and outlets round Ketu and Mile 12.
Ebute-Ero Market Block N was sealed in January for illegally channeling sewage pipes into public drains and for establishing a septic tank on a walkway. In addition they ordered the elimination of unlawful shanties and casual market stalls beneath the Cele/Itire Bridge.
The makeshift markets and shanties have been obstructing drainage (System 6 and 6c) and contributing to rubbish accumulation.
The state authorities introduced stricter penalties for unlawful dumping of refuse and littering. Offenders threat a N250,000 high quality or as much as three months’ imprisonment, with harsher penalties for repeat violations.
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