Viral video: LAGESC arrest 5-man syndicate extorting pedestrians at Trade Fair
Viral video: LAGESC arrest 5-man syndicate extorting pedestrians at Trade Fair
In efforts to rid Lagos State of environmental infractions d ensure safety of pedestrians, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) on Wednesday, arrested a five m syndicate allegedly extorting crossing pedestrians at the International Trade Fair bus stop in Lagos.
The Corps Marshal of LAGESC, Major Olaniyi Olatunbisin Coke (rtd) stated in a release by the Head, LAGESC Public Affairs and Advocacy unit, Ajayi Lukman said that the agency got information o about the illegal activities of the culprits through a viral video d the corps swung into action to arrest the suspects.
His words, “We caught wind of the negative acts of these criminals hindering pedestrians activities at the popular Trade Fair bus stop via a viral videos circulating on social media and we swung into action to arrest the five suspects involved to serve them justice through the courts for the pain caused to Lagosians in this rainy season .
The Corps Marshal disclosed the identities of the arrested suspects causing distress to Lagosians as Elisha Odunsi, M, 19; Muhammed Salau, M, 20; Tunde Kazeem, M, 20; Musbau Habeeb, M, 26 and Muftau Ottub, M, 36.
The KAI boss quipped that they will be charged to court for prosecution
He further revealed how three suspects were apprehended at Queens Street, Alagomeji, Yaba for accessing a building under government seal for criminal purposes, affirming that they would be charged appropriately before a competent court of jurisdiction.
He equally admonished Lagosians to embrace the act of appropriate waste disposal by patronizing approved PSP operators just as he discouraged dumping refuse in drains, gutters and canals to prevent flooding in this rainy season.
Advocating for pedestrians’ safety, Cole enjoined Lagos residents to make use of strategically-erected bridges in Lagos to cross highways as KAI operatives stationed at different operational beats in the State are on ground daily to apprehend defaulters for prosecution.
