Nigeria, July 13 -- The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed the development in a post on his X handle on Monday.

According to Wahab, the enforcement exercise, which has been ongoing for the past three weeks, targets illegal structures and activities that obstruct public spaces along the busy transport corridor.

He said the operation would be followed by sustained surveillance and continuous monitoring to prevent a resurgence of environmental violations.

"Over the past three weeks, our enforcement team has intensified the clearance of shanties, illegal structures and other environmental nuisances along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

"This exercise ...