\u201cIt is quite worrisome that ramshackle structures, sheds, canopies and shanties, especially along shorelines have turned to the abode of miscreants\/street urchins, kidnappers, touts, street traders and hawkers who often vandalise public utilities and attack innocent citizens. The State\u2019s Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2010, prohibits erecting structures within the Right of Ways and setbacks of drainage channels, centre-line of overhead electricity wires and also states in very clear terms specified distance to be observed between a Property line and a public utility\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n ALSO READ:\u00a0187, 500 New Houses Needed to Reduce Lagos Deficit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Ayorinde explained that as far as demolition of illegal structures were concerned<\/a>, nothing will be done without due consideration to the extant laws of the state as well as adequately engaging with the communities and people involved.<\/p>\n \u201cYes we would be considerate to the plight of those considered as urban poor, but we will also not allow their situation to jeopardise the safety and security of more than 21 million residents of the state. This is the reason why this is being carried out and this is the reason why the Government will not succumb to cheap blackmail,\u201d Ayorinde said. Explaining further, the Commissioner said that most of the buildings marked for demolition did not comply with the required setback as stipulated, saying that such could have fatal consequences in the wake of an incident.<\/p>\n![\"tolet-need-to-find-na-small-tin\"](\"http:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tolet-need-to-find-na-small-tin-300x38.jpg\")
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