No fewer than 15 suspected criminals have been arrested by a task-force under the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources on Thursday.
The arrests were made during the demolition of shanties serving as criminal hideouts in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
The state commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on his X (Twitter) page, as he shared photos from the operation.
He wrote, “Taskforce officers from the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources carried out the demolition of shanties and makeshift structures that deface the expressway at Orchid Junction, Eleganza Busstop, Lekki-Epe Expressway, and shanties serving as a criminal hideout in Ikota today (Thursday, 5th of October).
“15 suspects with offensive weapons were also arrested.”
