- By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo
The Lagos State Government on Thursday arrested hoodlums who were caught collecting fees from pedestrians who seek to use a bridge in the state.
A viral video had shown the hoodlums stopping those who sought to cross the road by using the pedestrian bridge in the Yaba area of Lagos.
Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Sanitation, confirmed the arrest saying the state was prompt in taking action after the video went public.
“In response to the viral video of some miscreants extorting traders and other Lagosians on a pedestrian bridge in Yaba, I instructed the Corps Marshal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial to immediately arrest the persons and the officer involved,” he said
Wahab confirmed that the hoodlums will be arraigned immediately in court while the clampdown on those on the run would continue.