The state commissioner for waterfront infrastructure development, Adebowale Akinsanya, who made the disclosure on Friday, said the government would do all that is possible to arrest the fragile coastline of the state and its attendant environmental challenges.
Akinsanya said having reviewed the activities of dredgers in the state, the government has decided to suspend all dredging activities, put on hold all issuance of licenses till all new conditions and registration were met.
Meanwhile, the Oba of Lagos Oba Rilwan Akiolu, warned that he would ensure that the government henceforth prosecutes anyone that engages in the criminal act in the state.
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The monarch who criticized the illegal activities of land grabbers and dredgers during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Lagos on Thursday, stated that perpetrators are now liable to jail terms.