The Lagos State Government has apprehended two site supervisors and one other for breaching the state’s Physical Planning Permit law.

The News Agency of News Agency of Nigeria reports that suspects, aged 31, 21 and 53 years, were arrested at No. 5, Eromosele Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, by a joint operation conducted by the agency’s enforcement team and the Lagos State Task Force.

According to a statement by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, Mrs Abimbola Umeh, the suspects were arrested for breaking government’s seal to continue construction illegally on a sealed property.

She quoted the General Manager, LASPPPA, Mr Kehinde Osinaike, as saying the trio would be prosecuted for breaking the government’s seal unlawfully, bypassing the restriction to continue construction works without authorisation.

The statement read in part, “Osinaike recalled that the property was served notices and sealed by LASPPPA officials after which the owner of the said property went on to bypass the seal and instructed his workers to go back to the site without due recourse to the District Office of LASPPPA at Ikoyi to start the process of obtaining a permit before continuing construction.

“He said the arrest will serve as a deterrent to others who are in the habit of violating Physical Planning Permit Laws of Lagos State by removing seals without authorisation.”

While urging those in the act of removing seals unlawfully to desist from such, the General Manager said, “The state government will no longer condone any disregard for town planning laws as this usually results in losses in the long run.”

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