Lagos nabs 30 suspected criminals, restores sanity in Agege

Abdullateef Fowewe

The operatives Lagos State Taskforce cleanup enforcement, have apprehended 30 suspected criminals during a major clean-up operation in parts of Agege on Wednesday.

The operation, which commenced around 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, targeted known spots including Isale Oja, the railway line, and AP Junction in the Agege area of Lagos State, where some criminal elements are noticed.

According to a post by the Senior Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, all arrested individuals will be charged to court accordingly.

He wrote, “In continuation of the Lagos State Taskforce CleanUp enforcement operation to rid the State of criminal elements, the Agency set out at about 2200hrs on Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 and embarked on its ongoing clean up enforcement operation in the state.

“The areas visited during the operation includes; Isale Oja, Railways line, AP junction in Agege areas where the presence of some undesirable elements was noticed, particularly on the rail track.

“During the RAID exercise, a total number of 30 suspects were arrested and sanity was restored. All the Suspects will be charged to court accordingly.”