The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed that the suspect was arrested by the enforcement team of the Agency after an official complaint about illegal activities of the suspect was lodged by the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps.
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SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, the Chairman of the Task Force, disclosed that the traffic robber was apprehended by officers of the Agency positioned at Oshodi bridge to check criminal activities of traffic robbers
The enforcement operations was jointly carried out based on series of complaints from innocent members of the public on criminal activities perpetuated by these motorcycle riders/operators around 2nd Rainbow, Festac and Mile 2 areas
The Chairman Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said enforcement operations were carried out after several warnings to motorcycle operators to desist from operating on restricted routes, particularly on highways and bridges across the State
This followed the order by the Lagos State Acting Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, to the Lagos State Task Force to commence the dislodging of the illegal traders on roads and walkways in order to reduce traffic gridlock around markets across the state
The arrest followed the commencement of the demolition of illegal structures in the area by the Lagos State Government
The Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce on the Environment, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, gave the order when he visited the area to intimate the people of government’s plan to demolish illegal structures within the vicinity
According to available information, those arrested so far are being questioned by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni
Egbeyemi said that the factional leaders of NURTW and RTEAN and their supporters causing troubles around the area had been arrested.
The head of the Task Force, Superintendent of Police Olayinka Egbeyemi, led the operation
The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed that the 39 prosecuted miscreants and hoodlums were youths leaders and gang members from Alamutu Street and Akala Elegba boys
He said preliminary investigation with available documents (receipts) revealed that these illegal business had been on for over seven years and adulterated diesel were supplied to the public, particularly big companies, across the state
The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed that the overnight operation was sequel to public report that they could no longer sleep with their two eyes closed due to criminal activities around these areas
Speaking on the incident, the Chairman of the Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed that the arrested persons were in the habit of attacking the enforcement team of the Agency with dangerous weapons, while trying to enforce the Lagos State Road Traffic Law of 2012
SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, who led the Lagos State Task Force and Kick against Indiscipline operatives in the exercise, said the activities of the traders and hawkers constituted environmental nuisance
The operation, which also involved policemen from the ikoyi Police Station, was coordinated by the Chairman of the Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences, Superintendent Yinka Egbeyemi, and was carried out following series of complaints by residents of Club Road on the untoward activities going on in the building, especially at dusk
It said the Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, had decried the traffic gridlock on the road due to the shanties