Police arrest 15 for road obstruction along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

Ogun State Police Command has apprehended 15 individuals for allegedly obstructing nationalist roads and breaching biology regulations on the Ifo axis of the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway.

DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrests successful a connection issued connected Friday successful Ota.

He noted that the enactment forms portion of the ongoing “No Traffic Gridlock” cognition successful the area.

According to Babaseyi, the enforcement inaugural was conducted nether the directive of the authorities Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, to guarantee creaseless postulation travel and support nationalist bid passim the state.

Officers from the Ifo Division were deployed to cardinal locations, peculiarly the Abekoko and Old Bank sections of the expressway, wherever persistent postulation disruptions had been reported.

“The cognition focused connected traders’ amerciable show of goods and makeshift structures that obstructed vehicular question and violated biology laws.

“During the enforcement, respective planks, shanties, and different items blocking the road were removed, with implicit six trucks utilized to wide the area,” Babaseyi said.

The PRO added that the 15 individuals who defied lawful orders and violated biology regulations were taken into custody and would look prosecution upon completion of investigations.

Babaseyi stated that the Commiss...