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Lagos Government Arrests Hoodlums Extorting Pedestrian Bridge Users (VIDEO)
VikokoMarch 21, 20241 Mins read62
The Lagos State Government has arrested six suspects for allegedly extorting traders and residents who use the pedestrian bridge in the Yaba area of the state.
The Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on X.
According to Wahab, the arrest was made in reaction to a viral video where the suspects were seen carrying out the act.
The suspects, whose identities were not disclosed were reported to have imposed levy on each pedestrian with luggage.
https://twitter.com/tokunbo_wahab/status/1770772108466897209?t=ZXLP7hCADVUorxyLsn9iIA&s=19
https://twitter.com/tokunbo_wahab/status/1770806159559024810?t=eKY7Q2MMV-_H3IphOqhQgw&s=19
In a follow-up post, Tokunbo Wahab disclosed that a Magistrate Court in Oshodi sentenced the six defendants to 1 month in prison each, for “Breach of Public Peace and illegal collection of money from people with goods”.
https://twitter.com/tokunbo_wahab/status/1770849394050367627?t=h0oEiqc_GqNUyNk6W805HQ&s=19
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