Lagos State Government has issued a 7-day ultimatum to residents in gated communities to keep gates or barricades leading to major roads in the state open between 5am and 12noon, to allow free flow of vehicular movement.
Commissioner Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami, who revisited the directive that been enacted by the former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, said that the gates must be opened at the stipulated hours but that they could be shut between 12 midnight and 5 a.m. and that such gates must be manned by security guards to allow for emergency movement.
The commissioner, who assured residents of adequate security, said that government officials will henceforth go round to ensure that people comply with the government directives, and that erring communities will have their gates dismantled.
