Lagos Impounds 36Vehicles, Four Arraigned, Convicted in Clean Up Lagos Campaign

The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Special Offenses (LSTFESO) has impounded 36 exotic cars as well as trucks from an illegal car mart and mechanic workshop located on the pedestrian walkway along in Ikoyi.

The impoundment is part of the Cleanup Ikoyi and Victoria Island exercise embarked upon by the state government.

During the enforcement action, the Chairman of the task force, Mr. Yinka Egbeyemi disclosed that four persons were also arrested and promptly arraigned before a mobile court.

The individuals were arrested for various reasons including the conversion of a walkway on Bank Road into a beer parlour as well as transforming a pedestrian route into a car mart with 36 fairly-used vehicles displayed for sale.

The team also visited Adekunle Lawal (formerly McGregor Road) and Olawale Daudu Road (formerly Lord Rumens) to dismantle a makeshift Car Wash opposite Abraham’s Court, towing away four wrongly parked vehicles.

After arraignment, a culprit, Mr. Olowu Oladipupo was charged for converting the walkway into a beer parlour and fined N50,000 while all the cartons of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks displayed were confiscated. On the other hand, three other persons - Lateef Olatunde, Damilare Taiwo and Lukman Jatto - who converted the walkway into a Car Lot were fined on each of the counts after pleading guilty while the 36 vehicles were impounded by the court.

Speaking with newsmen at the end of day one of the exercise, CSP Egbeyemi advised other owners of the illegal structures to remove them immediately, warning that today’s exercise was just a tip of the iceberg.

He affirmed that the Committee will actualise its mandate to rid Ikoyi and Victoria Island of all illegal structures and all environmental nuisance, hinting that the cleanup exercise would span the next six months with the support of other agencies such as KAI, Neighbourhood Safety Corps and LAWMA.