During a raid, the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Other Offenses apprehended nine traffic robbery suspects at the Olusosun dump-site in Ojota.
Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the agency’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday, emphasizing that the operation was led by the agency’s Chairman, CSP Shola Jejeloye.
Apart from the taskforce clearing suspected criminals from the site, Abdulraheem stated that the state’s Ministry of Environment was also involved in ensuring that the site did not pose environmental hazards to residents.
He stated that the location was known to be a safe haven for criminal elements who engaged in a variety of criminal activities, including robbery in traffic.
“We have carried out raids on this dumpsite in the past and made some arrests of suspects with dangerous weapons mostly used for robbery in traffic.
“Clearing up the site now will definitely reduce the incidents of traffic robbery and pickpocketing around here.
“A total of nine suspected traffic robbers were arrested at the site during the exercise and found on them were dangerous weapons used to intimidate their victims during their operations,” he said.
The spokesman stated that the exercise, which began on Saturday, would be continuous and thorough in order to ensure cleanliness and hygiene on and off the dump site.
