Man Attacks Lagos Official Who Caught Him Defecating By Roadside
A yet-to-be-identified man has been remanded in prison for assaulting an employee of the Lagos State Environment and Water Resources who caught him defecating on the road median at Berger, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The suspect was reportedly defecating on the median when the employee, led by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) descended on him.
While trying to resist arrest, the suspect attacked the victim, injuring him in the process.
“He was caught just like others but resisted arrest and decided to fight them. He hit one of the officials with an object on the head which caused him to bleed,” a source privy to the incident told Punch.
He was, however, overpowered by the officials.
The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday.
Confirming the incident, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the suspect will appear again in court on October 29 from prison.
“One individual was arrested at Berger for injuring one of the civilians employed by the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources while on duty. He has been remanded in prison custody and will appear again in court on the 29th of October,” Wahab said via his socials.
Recall that the state recently set up a task force to arrest those who defecate in open spaces around Ojodu-Berger.
Since the task force was established, at least 50 persons have been arrested for open defecation and urination along the axis.
The establishment of the task force came after a week after the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) launched a joint media campaign to ban open defecation along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, particularly targeting the median from OPIC Plaza to Otedola Bridge.
The initiative, the two agencies noted, was aimed at enhancing public health and environmental sustainability by preventing the spread of cholera and other communicable diseases while restoring the aesthetic appeal of the corridor, known as a gateway to Lagos.
Man Attacks Lagos Official Who Caught Him Defecating By Roadside is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
