Lagos taskforce apprehends 71 miscreants, impounds 227 motorbikes

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) on Saturday arrested 71 miscreants in early morning raid of black spots in Oshodi.

The taskforce also impounded 227 motorbikes from riders plying prohibited routes.

A statement by the Taskforce head, Public Affairs Unit, Femi Moliki noted that the raid was in line with the directives of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, for them to rid Oshodi of traffic robbers and miscreants who harass and dispossess motorists and commuters of their belongings.

The agency’s team which was led by its Chairman, CSP Shola Jejeloye raided and combed Oshodi Oke, Oshodi Underbridge, Toyota, Fatai Atere, and more where many ex-convicts, drug addicts and peddlers were arrested around 5.00 am to 6.00 am.

Jejeloye had on reaching the agency’s headquarters in Oshodi personally screened the suspects one after the other before releasing five of them.

Some of the motorists and passers-by, who witnessed the arrest of some of the miscreants commended the agency for evacuating some of the miscreants adding that they had made Oshodi inaccessible at dawn and at night.

According to the statement, some of the suspects indicted for their notoriety and criminal conduct in the areas are Solomon Ebenezer (29); Toyin Shoboyejo (29); Chidebere Peter (29), and Demola Olowe (a.k.a FGN), all of whom are ex-convicts.

The taskforce impounded 227 motorcycles for plying restricted routes.

The motorbikes were impounded in Ikeja Along, Ogba, Alaguntan, Abule Egba, Command, Gate and Ayobo.

The chairman vowed to intensify efforts to complement the command in ridding the state of criminals while also continuing with the clampdown on motorbikes plying prohibited routes in Lagos State.

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