The Lagos State government conducted a crackdown on Tuesday, seizing alcoholic drinks from various motor parks in an effort to curb alcohol consumption by commercial drivers and reduce motor accidents in the state.
The operation was carried out by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), commonly known as KAI, during raids at Olupese Terminal Park and Oshodi-Bolade garages.
This was announced by the State’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Wahab Tokunbo, via his X handle on Tuesday, wherein he also disclosed that his ministry had authorized the recent stern warning issued by  the Corps Marshal of LAGESC, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd), to street traders and hawkers to cease their prohibited activities, in line with the State’s Environmental Laws.
He emphasized the agency’s commitment to enforcing the ban on street trading, as well as the display of goods for sale in traffic, on walkways, setbacks, lay-bys, gutter slabs, road verges, medians, and kerbs.
Violators, he warned, will face strong resistance.
“As part of the State Government’s ongoing efforts to reduce alcohol consumption among commercial drivers at parks and garages—identified as a leading cause of motor accidents—LAGESC conducted a raid on Olupese Terminal Park and Oshodi-Bolade Garages, impounding alcoholic drinks,” Tokunbo stated.
“The Corps Marshal of the Agency, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd), also read the riot act to street traders and hawkers, reiterating the agency’s determination to sustain the war against illegal street trading and ensuring strict enforcement of the State’s Environmental Laws. Defaulters will be met with firm opposition.”
