BY MARY KUYE
The Authorities of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State have put all necessary arrangements in place for the auctioning of all unclaimed abandoned containers and trucks seized by the Council.
The decision was a sequel to the notice of evacuation that has lasted beyond 21 days of compliance, issued to the owners and the general public.
By July 11, 2020, the owners of the abandoned containers and trucks at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Area of the Local Government had defaulted in obeying the local authorities which had earlier issued a 21- day ultimatum to those concerned in June to decongest the area with their abandoned containers which have posed a security threat to the community over the years.
Sequel to non-compliance and on the expiration of the notice of evacuation, the Management of the Amuwo Odofin Local Government, on the directive of Engineer Dr Valentine Oluwaseyi Buraimoh, the Executive Chairman of the local government commenced the evacuation exercise of all abandoned containers on the red and green zones within the local government on July 20, 2020, and the seized containers have been relocated to the Abule – Ado Area Office of the Amuwo Odofin Local Government.
Importantly, the local government encourages the owners of all seized containers and trucks to within 21 days to make themselves available at the Abule – Ado Area Office of the local government to claim their various seized containers and abandoned trucks with proof of genuine ownership.
Failure for the owners to adhere strictly or comply with this directive from a government that is poised to serving the people better, within the stipulated period, will naturally place the local government on a legal pedestal to impound all the unclaimed containers and trucks with outright forfeiture of same