LAGOS TASKFORCE APPREHENDS 33 SUSPECTS DURING RAID ON ISLAND

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By: Motunrayo Aniwura

33 male suspects have been taken into custody by the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce during a coordinated cleanup effort throughout Lagos Island.

The operation, which started at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, focused on a number of locations known to be the sites of illegal activity, such as Victoria Island, Falomo Bridge, Ligali Ayorinde Street, Ikoyi, and the areas around.

Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, stated that the raid was a component of continuous efforts to guarantee public safety and restore order.

Wahab confirmed the arrests in a statement posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle: “In continuation of the agency’s clean up enforcement operation to rid the State of criminal elements, the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce set out at about 1:30am on Wednesday, 28th May, 2025 and embarked on its ongoing clean up enforcement operation on the Island.

“The areas visited during the operation include Victoria Island, Falomo Bridge, Ligali Ayorinde Street, Ikoyi and other adjoining streets where the presence of some undesirable elements was noticed.

“During the raid exercise, a total number of 33 male suspects were arrested and sanity was restored in all the areas.

“All the suspects will be charged to court accordingly,” the Commissioner added.