Some unidentified scavengers have allegedly vandalised the pillars supporting the bridge linking Alakija and FESTAC in Lagos State by breaking the concrete structures to remove the embedded iron rods.
In a video circulating on social media and seen by City Round on Friday, police officers were seen clearing shanties erected beneath the bridge by suspected scavengers.
Speaking in the viral video, an unidentified man alleged that several of the bridge’s concrete pillars had been damaged, with the reinforcing iron rods removed. He called on the relevant authorities to intervene urgently to prevent further destruction.
“This is the bridge constructed to link Alakija and FESTAC. These scavengers have started removing the iron rods from the pillars supporting the bridge. This is what they have been doing to all the pillars holding the bridge.
“They broke the concrete and started removing the iron rods. This is disturbing. How can scavengers be doing
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