Hoodlums have attacked Town Planning Officers on an enforcement exercise to reseal Revonia Oil and Gas in Ifako-Ijaiye LGA in Lagos State.
This was disclosed on the official Twitter handle of the Lagos State Government on Tuesday, 17th November 2020.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako explained that the initial enforcement seal was broken, and officers were attacked for demanding the planning permit.
Salako further stated that “in spite of our revisit to the oil and gas premises, the company was still unable to produce the enabling Planning Permit and was thereby resealed with a promise to sanction the management of the outfit and prosecute the perpetrators of the dastardly act”.
“We have said repeatedly that breaking of enforcement seal is a serious infraction of the law which government will not tolerate. We are determined to penalise all acts of violence against Officers of the State”, he said.
However, the Lagos State Government has vowed to apprehend hoodlums who attacked Town Planning Officers on enforcement exercise in Ifako-Ijaiye LGA, stressing that under no pretext should anyone attack State Government Officials while performing their statutory duties.
Salako urged residents to respect the Physical Planning Laws of Lagos State, refrain from erecting buildings without Planning Permits and ensure structures are built to guideline specification in order to achieve an organised, orderly, livable and sustainable physical environment.
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