187 suspects apprehended during midnight raid of Akowonjo-Egbeda Rd

 

The Lagos State Environmental Taskforce team yesterday (Nov 30, 2024) carried out an extensive midnight raid to purge Akowonjo-Egbeda Rd of unlawful activities, including illicit drug sales, street trading and traffic violations.

The operation commenced at about 0000hrs and lasted till 0430hrs, covering the entire area between Shobo and Jimoh bus stops where suspected Illicit drug sellers/criminal elements and street vendors constitutes a huge nuisance.

While street traders unlawfully takes over large portions of the carriageways to sell, Illicit substance sellers, use the cover of the street vendors and adjoining streets to carryout transactions in hard drugs.

187 suspects were apprehended during the operation, while makeshift stalls and structures were all removed/demolished and commodities on sales at the unlawful spaces and other items were also seized.

Suspects arrested will all be charged to court accordingly.

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