Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 63 individuals for crossing highways without using pedestrian bridges and engaging in street trading. The arrests were made across various locations including Oshodi Oke, Ile Epo, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Ajah.
The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post on his X handle, the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, listed some of the locations where the offenders were arrested as Oshodi Oke, and Ikoyi, among others.
He wrote, “63 persons were arrested yesterday by the officials of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps #LAGESCOfficial(KAI) at different locations in the state for crossing the highway without using the pedestrian bridge, and street trading,”.
He stated that those arrested have been charged to court for prosecution by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Protection Law 2017.
