The Lagos State Government, through Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab for Environment and Water Resources, has pledged to take decisive action against the hoodlums exploiting pedestrians on the Yaba pedestrian bridge.
The commitment to apprehend and prosecute these offenders was announced following a social media post by the Commissioner on Thursday.
The decision comes in the wake of a widely shared video showing individuals being intimidated and coerced for money on the bridge. Wahab has assured that these lawbreakers will face legal consequences and emphasized the role of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps in pursuing those attempting to evade capture.
“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.
