The Lagos state Environmental Taskforce, Thursday, arrested 15 suspected criminals.
The arrest was made while Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources was demolishing shanties serving as criminal hideouts in the Lekki area of the state.
The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on his X page, as he shared photos from the operation.
He wrote, “Taskforce officers from the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources carried out the demolition of shanties and makeshift structures that deface the expressway at Orchid Junction, Eleganza Busstop, Lekki-Epe Expressway, and shanties serving as a criminal hideout in Ikota today (Thursday, 5th of October).
“15 suspects with offensive weapons were also arrested.”
