They said despite outcries and arrests, scavengers have continued to steal drainage covers in Lagos State in search of iron rods.
The scavengers mostly converge at different locations at night, armed with hammers, chisels and others equipment. He warned: “Anyone caught in vandalism and sale of items like railings on sidewalks, bridges, railroad tracks, iron from concrete barriers, as well as manhole covers, will face the law.”But some residents said arrests and warnings have not deterred the criminals from tampering with drainage covers, thereby putting the lives of citizens in danger.
He said: “The government cannot be there in the night to monitor someone removing manholes and breaking drainage covers. How many policemen are in Nigeria? How many are in Lagos? What is the population of Lagos State? These people are economic saboteurs. They are not friends of the society; they are criminals, and such people should be punished.
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