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The Lagos State government has apprehended 51 notorious members of a highway gang known for terrorizing truck drivers along the Apapa/ Oshodi and

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit has arrested no fewer than 51 individuals who were part of a highway gang

Jubril Gawat, a media aide to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that some highway gangs parading themselves as members of the defunct Lagos State Parks and Garages Agency have been harassing truck drivers along the Apapa/ Oshodi and Lagos/Badagry Expressway. Gawat disclosed this following the arrest of 51 notorious members of a highway […]

The development was revealed in a statement issued by the agency and made available to the media on Tuesday.

General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, and a joint taskforce also issued an ultimatum.

The extensive exercise whick took place along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway was orchestrated by the Chairman of the Agency, Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Shola Jejeloye, who disclosed that these set of operations were warnings to recalcitrant okada operators to desist forthwith.

The extensive exercise, which took place on Thursday, covered the area along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.

The Lagos State Taskforce has impounded no fewer than 952 motorcycles, also known as okada, within two weeks in different areas of the state.

It is evident to these okada riders that there is no place for them in a mega city like Lagos that is the reason we have continued hitting

The Lagos State Taskforce says it has impounded 355 bikes, popularly known as okadas, for operational infractions.