According to the government, the suspects were caught after a joint midnight operation by officers of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, and the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, task force.
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the arrests were made following Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive to clear the Lagos-Badagry Transnational Highway of environmental infractions, illegal motor parks, roadside trading and other unlawful activities.
The commissioner stated that investigations showed the hoodlums deliberately removed important parts of the bridge. They allegedly took iron rods, steel reinforcements, cables and other materials used to support the bridge.
He described the act as a serious threat to public safety and to government’s investment in public projects.
“The operation led to the arrest of 27 suspected hoodlums, who will be prosecuted in accordance with the extant laws of Lagos State,” Wahab said in a post on X.
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the arrests were made following Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive to clear the Lagos-Badagry Transnational Highway of environmental infractions, illegal motor parks, roadside trading and other unlawful activities.
The commissioner stated that investigations showed the hoodlums deliberately removed important parts of the bridge. They allegedly took iron rods, steel reinforcements, cables and other materials used to support the bridge.
He described the act as a serious threat to public safety and to government’s investment in public projects.
“The operation led to the arrest of 27 suspected hoodlums, who will be prosecuted in accordance with the extant laws of Lagos State,” Wahab said in a post on X.
I watched the video and cried. This people are wicked. When have we gotten to this level of wickedness. If they were not caught, people will wake up one day and find out the bridge has collapsed. This wicked people have removed all the manholes in FCT. If you are trekking along the road, you need to be very careful to avoid falling into a ditch. They have started selling the green rails installed by Wike.
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