Lagos Arrests 63 For Shunning Pedestrian Bridges

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 63 individuals across several locations for crossing the highway without using the pedestrian bridges and for engaging in street trading.

The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Friday.

The caption reads, “63 persons were arrested yesterday by the officials of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps #LAGESCOfficial(KAI) at different locations in the state for crossing the highway without using the pedestrian bridge, and street trading.

“Some of these locations are Oshodi Oke, Ile Epo, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Ajah, etc. They have been charged to the court for prosecution in line with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Protection Law 2017.”