Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, popularly known as Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, has dismantled shanties and evicted illegal occupants from the Ajao Estate section of the Mass Burial Canal.
According to the agency, the exercise was informed by intelligence reports indicating persistent environmental infractions along the canal corridor, where makeshift structures had been erected in violation of sanitation and safety regulations.
Following the clearance, enforcement officers destroyed the illegal structures to prevent immediate reoccupation and cautioned that the area would remain under surveillance.
The corps added that anyone found returning to the site would face prosecution in line with existing environmental laws.
Speaking on the operation, Head of the Public Affairs and Advocacy Unit, Mr Ajayi Lukman, said the action was taken in response to repeated complaints from residents and community leaders.
“We carried out the exercise following petitions written by community leaders about makeshift structures built in the area. We have warned those found there several times, but they continued their activities,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd.), emphasized the importance of sustained environmental enforcement to make Lagos safer and more conducive for business and living.
He made the remarks at a one-day management retreat for senior officers and operatives of the corps, themed “Leading the Change, Building Collaborations Towards Environmental Safety and Awareness.”
The retreat featured strategic sessions and group discussions focused on teamwork, intelligence-driven operations and improved service delivery.
Delivering a paper titled “Building Collaborations in Operational Delivery,” Dr Adeyeye Mayowa, Head of the Environmental Services Unit, emphasised the need for stronger cooperation with sister agencies and enhanced intelligence gathering to improve operational outcomes.
Cole urged officers to maintain professionalism, discipline and healthy work practices, noting that these values are critical to strengthening public confidence and improving the effectiveness of the corps’ environmental enforcement mandate.
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