Red line: Lagos begins clean-up of illegal structures along Fagba corridor

The Lagos State Government has commenced the removal of shanties and illegal makeshift structures along the Fagba corridor of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line, aiming to enhance the safety, cleanliness, and health of the state’s environment.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced this development through a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday.

The Commissioner stated that officials from the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce, in collaboration with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, conducted a joint enforcement exercise to dismantle these shanties and illegal structures on Saturday.

“The Enforcement Unit of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources @LasgMOE, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce, and @lasemasocial embarked on another joint operation in monitoring and removal of shanties and illegal makeshift structures that spring up on Fagba corridor of the #RedlineRail recently commissioned by Mr Governor @jidesanwoolu.

“The state government assures Lagosians of a safe, clean and healthy environment across the state,” the post read.