Lagos issues 72-hour notice to quit to street traders

… illegal occupants at Alaba Rago
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
LAGOS — The Lagos State Taskforce has issued a 72-hour quit notice to street traders and illegal occupants operating along the Alaba Rago corridor of the Mile 2–Badagry Expressway, ahead of a planned enforcement exercise aimed at restoring environmental order in the area.
The exercise, which will be carried out in collaboration with other enforcement agencies, targets illegal trading activities on highways, walkways, road medians and setbacks in line with the state’s environmental laws and ban on street trading.
Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Adetayo Akerele, said the operation form...