Video: Canada returnee arrested for attacking Lagos sanitation officer

Abdullateef Fowewe

A 52-year-old man, Morufudeen Idowu, who has recently returned from Canada, was apprehended by the Lagos State Government for allegedly assaulting a member of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) in Ojota.

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A brief statement on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the State’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, indicated that the incident took place while Idowu was trying to cross the expressway at Ojota and failed to follow the lawful instructions from enforcement officials.

Wahab revealed that the suspect resisted arrest and went on to attack one of the officers performing their duties.

The Commissioner’s statement says, “Mr Morufudeen Idowu – 52yrs, a Canada returnee, refused arrest and assaulted one of our personnel while crossing the expressway at Ojota.

“He has been taken into custody at Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps office in Oshodi, and will be prosecuted in accordance with the relevant Laws of the State.”