Lagos Task force arrests 28 merchants of hard drug
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), at the weekend, swooped on it and arrested 28 various merchants of hard drugs at the Central Business District in Ikeja.
Also arrested in the onslaught were 15 women who traded in all sorts of Intoxicating drinks (aka paraga).
In a press release made available to Newsmen, the Agency, through its Head of Public Affairs Unit, Adebayo Taofiq, an Assistant Director, stated that the midnight raid was sequel to complaints from members of the public on the criminal activities of miscreants and illegal street traders who constituted environmental nuisance in the area
The release quoted Chairman of the Taskforce, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, as saying that the 28 miscreants and 15 illegal street traders were arrested at various locations around Alausa, stating further that the raid was initiated due to the nefarious activities within the vicinity of the African Shrine, which portrayed Lagos State in bad light to tourists.
According to the Chairman, "The night enforcement operation was carried out on all roads around African Shrine, where sale of hard drugs, like Tramadol, Codeine, Skunk, Weed, Illegal mixed liquor, assorted food and all sorts of consumable and non-consumable items, are freely sold on the streets in defiance to warnings by security agencies and the state government”.
Adding that the enforcement operations would be a continuous exercise, in line with the vision of the present administration to rid the entire State of street urchins and criminals, Egbeyemi said "The Lagos State Government has vowed to sustain the security onslaught on all areas identified as criminal hideouts and hard drug outlets across the State, especially within the metropolis".
According to the Taskforce Chairman, the State Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Mu'azu, had directed that all the suspects be arraigned in court immediately after completion of investigation.
The statement quoted one of the suspects, Tunde Babalola, who was caught with a bag of substance suspected to be Indian Hemp, as confessing that he had been selling hard drugs for eight years, particularly around 'African Shrine', revealing that dealing in hard drugs was a lucrative business.
Babalola, the Agency stated, also confessed that, on the average, he made a profit of between N60,000 and N100,000 weekly from the sales to customers around Obalende, Akala, Mushin, Bariga and Ikeja.
"Another arrested trader, who identified herself as Mrs. Abike Adeyemi, disclosed that she paid N1,900 every week to a representative of Ikeja Local Government from the sales of such it's and 'Hot drinks' around the African Shrine", the statement added.
Also arrested in the onslaught were 15 women who traded in all sorts of Intoxicating drinks (aka paraga).
In a press release made available to Newsmen, the Agency, through its Head of Public Affairs Unit, Adebayo Taofiq, an Assistant Director, stated that the midnight raid was sequel to complaints from members of the public on the criminal activities of miscreants and illegal street traders who constituted environmental nuisance in the area
The release quoted Chairman of the Taskforce, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, as saying that the 28 miscreants and 15 illegal street traders were arrested at various locations around Alausa, stating further that the raid was initiated due to the nefarious activities within the vicinity of the African Shrine, which portrayed Lagos State in bad light to tourists.
According to the Chairman, "The night enforcement operation was carried out on all roads around African Shrine, where sale of hard drugs, like Tramadol, Codeine, Skunk, Weed, Illegal mixed liquor, assorted food and all sorts of consumable and non-consumable items, are freely sold on the streets in defiance to warnings by security agencies and the state government”.
Adding that the enforcement operations would be a continuous exercise, in line with the vision of the present administration to rid the entire State of street urchins and criminals, Egbeyemi said "The Lagos State Government has vowed to sustain the security onslaught on all areas identified as criminal hideouts and hard drug outlets across the State, especially within the metropolis".
According to the Taskforce Chairman, the State Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Mu'azu, had directed that all the suspects be arraigned in court immediately after completion of investigation.
The statement quoted one of the suspects, Tunde Babalola, who was caught with a bag of substance suspected to be Indian Hemp, as confessing that he had been selling hard drugs for eight years, particularly around 'African Shrine', revealing that dealing in hard drugs was a lucrative business.
Babalola, the Agency stated, also confessed that, on the average, he made a profit of between N60,000 and N100,000 weekly from the sales to customers around Obalende, Akala, Mushin, Bariga and Ikeja.
"Another arrested trader, who identified herself as Mrs. Abike Adeyemi, disclosed that she paid N1,900 every week to a representative of Ikeja Local Government from the sales of such it's and 'Hot drinks' around the African Shrine", the statement added.
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