Lagos Bonded Terminals Get 21-day Ultimatum to Relocate

Bonded terminal owners in Ajegunle, Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of the state have been given 21 days to vacate their current locations.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye issued the ultimatum in Ikeja, Lagos after a meeting with the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi and owners of the terminal.

Ogunleye also gave the trailers parked on various Streets in Ajegunle and Olodi-Apapa 48 hours to vacate the streets.

The bonded terminals according to Ogunleye, were located in areas designated for residential purposes, saying their operations were in conflict with the state’s Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law.

The commissioner stated that the illegal siting of the terminals had disrupted the socio-economic lives of the people of Ajegunle and environs and caused hardship to motorists.

The Commissioner in company of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security, Yinka Akinrinde had earlier met with the owners of the bonded terminal in Imohimi’s office at the State Police Command Ikeja.

Recall that the state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had earlier led a team of members of the state executive council and security operatives to the premises of the terminals and ordered their immediate closure.

Terminals involved are Don Climax Bonded Terminals, which has three of the sealed sites, and Queena Bonded Terminals.