The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps Operatives have destroyed all illegal structures built around the fence of Salvation Army Primary School, Ayobo, Ipaja area of the state.

Some residents claimed that local government officials were responsible for the illegal structures developing around school perimeter fences and on drainage alignments in the state.

The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab shared a Video through his X platform, where some owners of the buildings were seen hastily rescuing their goods, while the demolition was going on.

Speaking with the news men on Tuesday, the residents alleged the council officials allocated the spots where the buildings were sited.

However, the owners of the buildings were also presumed to have been remitting a certain amount of money to the officials.

A resident, identified by Kennedy, said, “The presence of the illegal structures was with the knowledge of the council officials. They are the ones that often allocate the space. They also collect levies; some are paid daily while some are made monthly, depending on the agreement.”

Kemi Adekunle, another resident,stated that the demolition was not the first in the area.

He said, “It is not the first time the government would destroy illegal structures and shanties around schools and drainage channels in this area, but once they are demolished, the owners return to erect the structures with the backing of some persons claiming to be working with the local government.”