Tuesday, July 28, 2026 -The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has arrested 33 suspects during a coordinated enforcement operation targeting criminal activities across parts of the state.
The raids took place in Ikate Bus Stop, Marwa Bus Stop, Muri
Okunola Park in Victoria Island, Obalende Underbridge, Law School Junction, and
other adjoining locations along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
This was made public in a statement issued by the Director
of Press and Public Affairs of the Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem.
Gbadeyan said: “In furtherance of its statutory mandate and
in alignment with the THEMES Plus Agenda of the Lagos State government,
particularly its zero-tolerance stance against environmental degradation, drug
abuse, and criminality, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences
(Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has intensified its routine enforcement
operations across the metropolis.
“The early morning operation, conducted on Monday, July 27,
targeted street urchins, miscreants, suspected drug addicts and peddlers,
illegal commercial motorcyclists (Okada riders), street traders, illegal ticket
touts, and other criminal elements whose activities pose threats to public
safety and environmental order.”
“Areas covered during the exercise included Ikate Bus Stop,
Marwa Bus Stop, Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island, Obalende Underbridge, Law
School Junction, and other adjoining locations along the Lekki-Epe Expressway,
where the presence of suspected criminal elements had become noticeable.”
Gbadeyan added that, “at the end of the operation, a total
of 33 suspects were arrested, while several exhibits were recovered. Items
seized include substances suspected to be Tramadol, Indian hemp, Colorado,
marijuana, cannabis, as well as dangerous weapons and objects such as scissors
and cutlasses.”
According to the Taskforce, all 33 suspects have been
arraigned before the appropriate courts under the provisions of the Lagos State
Environmental Management and Protection Law, 2017, and the Lagos State
Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018, where applicable.
Speaking after the operation, the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said the agency would not relent in its crackdown on criminal elements across the state.
He warned that the agency would continue intelligence-driven raids to flush out hoodlums and restore public order.
“Our mandate is clear. We will continue to comb every part
of the metropolis to rid Lagos of criminal elements. Anyone whose activities
threaten public peace, environmental sanity or the safety of residents will be
arrested and made to face the law,” he stated.
Akerele urged officers of the task force to sustain the
momentum of the enforcement operations and intensify efforts to tackle crime
across the state.
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