In most cases, residents, who dare visit these gardens, for recreation activities or leisure, have sordid tales to tell.
Recently, a female student of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, who was descending to Ketu under belly from Abiola Garden, was attacked by hoodlums. He said their presence at the gardens is disincentive to residents that would like to visit the place. When The Guardian visited a garden yesterday, over 20 boys were seen sleeping on the greenery while others smoke substances suspected to be Indian hemp.
According to her, till date, 327 parks and gardens have been captured by the agency and maintained statewide for people to go and relax . “Out of which 212 were established by the state government, 85 by private concerns and 31 established in schools.”
Meanwhile, KAI, Taskforce and LSNC are more interested in knackered pedestrians not using the pedestrian bridges
There is always a band of policemen at this location looking for vehicles and vehicle owners to harass and extort, but their primary job of security of lives and property are left unattended. What a shame
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