There is an ongoing trend of bonfire on tarred roads and within the streets by residents of Lagos State especially those who reside on the Mainland.

This trend started when a notorious group known as 1 Million Boys started looting the residents of Lagos on the premise of the ongoing lockdown.

In a bid to wage defense and stop the group from entering certain neighborhoods in Lagos, the youths devices the idea of bonfire.

LagosspyNG gathered that youths with some areas like Ilasamaja, Mushin carry cutlass, small guns and other forms of weapons, move around the streets while chanting from 11pm.

In reaction to this new development, Lagos State Government reiterated the need for residents to desist from setting up a bonfire on tarred road surfaces across the State while embarking on vigilante operations, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown.

A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye, urged Lagosians to refrain from such acts, pointing out that roads that had been rehabilitated with taxpayers money were being destroyed by the heat generated from the bonfire.

According to her, “Burning of tyres directly on the roads where taxpayers’ money has been expended is not only unpatriotic, environmentally hazardous, but, more importantly, compromises the integrity of the pavement and overall riding surface, especially now that the rains are about to commence”.

The Special Adviser therefore appealed to residents to desist from this unwholesome act so that after the lockdown, roads will remain intact, thus preventing the need for further expenditure on infrastructure in the face of scarce resources.