The Lagos State Government is to arraign, before the court, street urchins, miscreants, hooligans, pickpockets, and other suspected criminals arrested at the weekend.
The arrests were made by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit during a routine enforcement and clean-up exercise on Saturday.
A statement by the task force’s spokesperson, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, on Sunday, said a total of 52 people were arrested during the operation led by its Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele.
The operation spanned areas including Lekki, Ikoyi, Falomo Bridge, Eko Hotel, and Ligali Ayorinde of Lagos.
Akerele was further quoted as stating that the agency was poised to conduct bi-weekly enforcement exercises aimed at eliminating criminal activities and safeguarding law-abiding residents and businesses across Lagos.
