Shop owners on the popular CMD Road near Magodo on
the Lagos Ibadan Expressway wept non stop on Tuesday
as Lagos State Government officials destroyed their
shops with bulldozers.
The traders seen rolling on the ground and wailing
yesterday claimed that the officials had dislodged them
from their only source of livelihood.
The traders who are illegal occupants on CMD Road for
many years sell building materials while others sell
different types of flowers to motorists and residents of
Magodo Government Reserved Area.
For over an hour on Tuesday, there was confusion
among the traders who were rushing to salvage their
goods and wares to avoid being demolished by the
approaching bulldozers deployed the Enforcement
Department of the state Ministry of the Environment.
The operation led by Dr Tajudeen Afolabi , the Director
of Enforcement and Advocacy was meant to clear
illegally occupied areas of shanties considered as
environmental nuisance.
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