Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested 46 suspects and recovered suspected illicit drugs, a locally made gun and other dangerous items during a series of enforcement operations across Lagos.
According to the report, the operation, which began at about 9:00 a.m. on Friday, was part of the agency’s ongoing crackdown on criminal elements, street urchins, suspected drug peddlers, illegal commercial motorcycle riders, touts and other offenders.
The enforcement exercise covered several locations, including Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island, Obalende Underbridge, Law School Junction, Maroko, Sandfill by Mobil Bus Stop and Marwa Bus Stop along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Speaking at the agency’s headquarters in Bolade, Oshodi, the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said normalcy had been restored in all the affected areas.
Akerele disclosed that items recovered during the operation included substances suspected to be Indian hemp, Colorado and cannabis, a cutlass, and a locally made gun.
He added that all 46 suspects would be prosecuted in line with the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law, 2017, and the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.
The taskforce chairman reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to sustained enforcement operations across the state, stressing that criminal elements would not be allowed to operate freely.
