Lagos Taskforce arrests 50 suspected hoodlums during sanitation exercise

Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), Adetayo Akerele, has disclosed that 50 suspected hoodlums were arrested during a statewide enforcement cognition aimed astatine ensuring compliance with the monthly biology sanitation exercise.

Akerele said the arrests were made during coordinated operations crossed respective areas identified for persistent biology violations, including Ikeja, Iyana-Ipaja, Abule-Egba, Agege, Iyana-Oworo, Lagos Island, Lekki–Ajah Expressway, Ijora Causeway, Ijora Underbridge and Iddo.

The disclosure was contained successful a connection issued connected Sunday by the Taskforce spokesperson, Abdulraheem Gbadeyan.

According to the chairman, portion determination was a notable level of compliance with restrictions connected question and commercialized activities, immoderate residents did not afloat enactment successful the sanitation exercise.

In a related operation, the Taskforce besides apprehended 50 individuals on the Lekki–Epe Expressway for allegedly engaging successful activities that disrupted nationalist bid during the sanitation period.

“Some suspects were implicated successful acts threatening nationalist infrastructure, including billboards and roadworthy signage. All suspects volition beryllium charged to tribunal accordingly,” Akerele stated.

He explained that the sanitation workout is designed to code issues specified arsenic indiscriminate w...