Lagos Government Pledges To Apprehend Extortionists At Yaba Bridge

Lagos Government Pledges To Apprehend Extortionists At Yaba Bridge

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has issued a directive for the apprehension of individuals extorting traders and unsuspecting citizens on the Yaba pedestrian bridge……READ ALSO Lagos Government Issues Ultimatum To Obalende Squatters And Illegal Motor Parks

Wahab made this announcement via his social media handle on Thursday in response to a viral video depicting thugs harassing and extorting people on the Yaba bridge. He assured that the culprits would be arrested and prosecuted.

Furthermore, Wahab emphasized that the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps would take decisive action to clamp down on those evading arrest.

“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 to immediately arrest the persons and the officer involved. They will be arraigned immediately in court while the clampdown on those on the run would continue,” he wrote.

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