Six scavengers arrested for abusing Falomo Bridge

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Scavengers who recently set up illegal structures under the Falomo Bridge along the Nigerian Law School on Victoria Island were removed  by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority Monitoring and Enforcement Team.

In a post on his X platform, Tokunbo Wahab, the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, stated that the structures were erected by scavengers who were earlier forced out under the bridge in Obalende. On Tuesday.

“It was discovered that the new illegal structure was constructed by scavengers who were recently dislodged from Obalende under the bridge, constituting an environmental nuisance and defacing public facilities.

“This follow-up exercise and mop-up operation led to the arrest of six scavengers.

“The operation was to drive the agency’s mandate of creating a serene and habitable environment for Lagosians through the removal of illegal structures on walkways, road setbacks, and shanties that have become a major cause of drainage blockage and indiscriminate waste dumping in the state,” the commissioner wrote.

The state commissioner, said that the official dislodging of some miscreants squatting on pedestrian bridges in the Oshodi area of the state is to ensure that the bridge is safe for pedestrians.

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