Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences, yesterday, raided Oshodi and environs, arresting 63 persons. Chairman of the agency, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Shola Jejeloye, led the operation that lasted over three hours.
He described the activities of some of the suspected hoodlums as worrisome. He said: “We recovered harmful weapons and suspected hard drugs from these miscreants during the raid across Bolade Junction, Mosafejo, Oshodi Bridge, Oshodi Under Bridge, Brown Street, Railway Track and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors. One of the suspects injured one of our officers in an attempt to escape but he was apprehended before he took to his heels.”
Jejeloye said the operations were part of the agency’s planned programme of action for 2024, designed to boost the confidence of Lagosians across the state.
He revealed that the arrested persons will be profiled before being charged to court. He assured residents that the agency, having hit the ground running, this year, will ensure that no criminal element deprives law-abiding citizens of their right to a safe, serene and healthy environment.
