The police in Lagos State have arrested over 80 miscreants, recovered a toy gun, six butchers’ knives, 21 kitchen knives, nine hammers, 23 pieces of fake US dollars, three cutlasses, five reflective jackets, substances suspected to be cannabis, charms and other dangerous weapons from Olusosun Dumpsite squatters.
The police team, comprising of officers drawn from Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Taskforce, Counter Terrorism Unit, Alausa Police Station and other police formations, stormed the dumpsite early on Tuesday to eject the squatters who had already built shades, where they dwell.
The miscreants, in a bid to resist police arrest, set fire on the dump.
The clearance was directed by the Lagos State Government.
It could be recalled that weeks ago, there was a rapid fire outbreak at the dump site, which lasted for days, causing a lot of health hazards to Lagosians living within the vicinity.
Investigations during the period revealed that the fire was caused by the miscreants occupying the dumpsite illegally and as a result the State Government ordered a close down of the dumpsite to forestall any further environmental disaster.
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