Tears As LASG Demolishes Shops Under Apongbon Bridge

By Akinwale Kasali

Defiant traders are currently counting their losses at Apongbon Under Bridge as the Lagos State Government has demolished shops, kiosks, make shift, shanties and other structures under the Bridge.

Following the expiration of the Wednesday 27th April, 2022, ultimatum given by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for all traders under the  Bridge to vacate the area, the Lagos Task Force moved in with bulldozers and began demolition of shops under the Apongbon Bridge.

The demolition is coming several weeks after the Apongbon Bridge was razed by fire due to activities of the traders, leading the Federal and the Lagos State Governments to issue a seven-day eviction notice to the traders with shops under the bridge.

The Apongbon Under Bridge traders were caught unawares as early as 9.00 a.m, when the Lagos State Taskforce  moved  to the site with their bulldozers, and began demolishing the shops.

Security officials assembled at the foot of the burnt bridge in their patrol vehicles, monitoring the demolition of the shops and other structures.

Other shop owners and traders in the shops across the road from the bridge were not allowed to open for business.

Also, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) personnel were on ground to clear the rubble from the demolished structures into their waiting vans.

Owners of the demolished shops  pleaded with Governor Sanwo-Olu to be magnanimous, appealing that the Government relocates them to a new site, as their means of livelihood has been destroyed.