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Lagos govt cracks down on illegal shrine construction
In a bid to maintain environmental order and sanitation, the Lagos State government has taken decisive action against the construction of an unauthorized shrine near a main road in the Iyana Ipaja area.
According to Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab on Thursday, the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency and the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps collaborated to remove the shrine.
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The removal was carried out after repeated stop-work notices were served and personnel from the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency faced physical assaults.
Wahab warned the public via his X handle, stating, “The Lagos State government is again warning everyone to desist from constituting any form of environmental nuisance on state parks and gardens, as this will be met with prosecution.”
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