Lagos task force nabs miscreants, illegal street traders

It was gathered that the miscreants were arrested on Thursday and Friday during raids on the Central Business District, Ikeja, around the Afrika Shrine.

Egbeyemi said, “The night enforcement operation was carried out on all roads around the Afrika Shrine, where the sale of hard drugs like tramadol, codeine, skunk, weed, illegally-mixed liquor, assorted food and all sorts of consumables and non-consumable items take place freely on the streets in defiance of security agencies and government authority.

He added that he made between N60,000 and N100,000 weekly on the average as profit from customers around Obalende, Akala, Mushin, Bariga, and Ikeja areas of the state. It was gathered that Yinusa was arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad while attempting to rob the club supervisor around 2.45am last Wednesday.learnt that a locally-made shotgun, four live cartridges, a socket wrench, a chisel and a pair of pliers were recovered from the suspect.

“He assured me that he would pay back in the first few weeks of his regaining freedom. I retrieved all these arms from the bush, where he kept them, before heading for the operation. He told me that he bought the gun in Anambra State for a sum of N5,000. Yesterday was the first day I would fire a gun during an operation.

Illegal street traders ... Pls what is criteria to a legal street trader

They keep nabbing the poorest and most defenseless. But provide the basics? No.

Serves them right

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