Lagos Task Force Crackdown On Illicit Drug Dealers, Arrests 187
In a sweeping operation, the Lagos State Environmental Task Force raided Akowonjo-Egbeda Road in the early hours of Saturday, targeting illegal activities ranging from street trading to illicit drug sales and traffic violations.
The crackdown, which commenced at midnight and lasted until 4:30 a.m., covered the stretch between Shobo and Jimoh bus stops.
According to the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, this area has long been a hub of unlawful activities, with street traders encroaching on major roads and drug dealers exploiting the bustling environment to carry out transactions.
He stated that the operation led to the arrest of 187 individuals suspected of engaging in these illegal activities.
Wahab added that makeshift stalls and structures were demolished, while goods sold in unauthorized spaces, along with other materials, were seized.
“The Lagos State Environmental Task Force team today (Nov 30, 2024) carried out an extensive midnight raid to purge Akowonjo-Egbeda Rd of unlawful activities, including illicit drug sales, street trading and traffic violations,” Wahab said on his verified X handle.
“The operation commenced at about 0000hrs and lasted till 0430hrs, covering the entire area between Shobo and Jimoh bus stops where suspected Illicit drug sellers/criminal elements and street vendors constitute a huge nuisance.
“While street traders unlawfully take over large portions of the carriageways to sell, Illicit substance sellers, use the cover of the street vendors and adjoining streets to carry out transactions in hard drugs.
“187 suspects were apprehended during the operation, while makeshift stalls and structures were all removed/demolished and commodities on sale at the unlawful spaces and other items were also seized.”
He noted that all the suspects arrested would be prosecuted in court.
Lagos Task Force Crackdown On Illicit Drug Dealers, Arrests 187 is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
