The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 41 suspects during a coordinated clean-up and enforcement operation across multiple locations on Lagos Island in the early hours of Tuesday.
In a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the operation began around 1:00 a.m, saying that the targeted areas known for criminal activity, including Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Falomo, Osborne Road, the Eko Hotel axis, Lekki Road, and Obalende.
The raid was part of the state government’s ongoing clean-up enforcement campaign aimed at flushing out miscreants, street urchins, hooligans, pickpockets, and other suspected criminals from the metropolis.
“During the raid exercise, a total number of 41 suspects were arrested and sanity was restored,” the statement said.
The suspects are expected to be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
