The Lagos State government has demolished a shrine located at Ile Epo in the Iyana Ipaja area of the state for violation of environmental regulations.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Thursday.
The commissioner said that the shrine which was still under construction was being constructed close to a main road at the Moshalasi Bus Stop in the area, in violation of environmental guidelines of the state government.
According to Wahab, the Lagos State Park and Garden Agency (LASPARK) demolished the shrine following repeated stop-work notices and alleged physical attacks on agency personnel by the shrine’s owners, who refused to comply with the orders.
He wrote, “After several stop-work notices served and physical assault on the personnel of the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency @LASPARKLagos, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial earlier today removed the Shrine constructed close to a main road at Moshalasi Bus Stop, Ile Epo in Iyana Ipaja.
“The Lagos State government is again warning everyone to desist from constituting any form of environmental nuisance on the State parks and gardens as this will be met with prosecution.”
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