Police arrest miscreant for attacking LAWMA’s personnel

Agency warns against harassment, attack of officials

  
The Police in Lagos, yesterday, arrested a miscreant identified as Alao Idris for attacking personnel of the State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) at Isolo road , Isolo area of the state.
     
The Guardian learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of yesterday, when the personnel was going about his lawful duty of sweeping the street. The highway worker (sweeper) was attacked by  Idris with a hammer, resulting to a broken skull
   
The victim was rushed to hospital for intensive medical care. Confirming the development, LAWMA’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, said such actions by the unscrupulous elements were meant to disrupt the authority’s ongoing efforts to establish a cleaner and healthier environment in the state.
  
He said Idris has since been arrested and handed over to the police for interrogation and prosecution to serve as a deterrent to others with similar intentions.
   
While condemning the incident, he warned that such attacks would not be condoned by the state government. Odumboni said: “One of our highway workers (sweeper) carrying out his lawful duty at Isolo, was attacked with a hammer by a miscreant by name Alao Idris, resulting in a broken skull, which required immediate medical attention to salvage the situation.