Govt.
Issues Quit Notice To Ikoyi Illegal Squatters.
Lagos State Government has issued a 48 hours ultimatum to
illegal squatters at abandoned Ikoyi Towers, Lagos Island to evacuate.
State Commissioner for the Environment and Water
Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the notice on Saturday, during an inspection of
some identified sites, including the abandoned Federal Government property,
Ikoyi Towers.
The Ikoyi Towers, located behind the abandoned Federal
Secretariat, Ikoyi, comprise of three blocks of 12 floors, tagged: A, B and C.
Wahab said the quit notice has become necessary to
protect lives which is the primary function of any responsible and responsive
government.
According to him, apart from constituting an
environmental nuisance, they are security risk to the state which can be used
as hideouts for criminal elements to perpetrate their nefarious acts.
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