Video: Lagos conducts raid on illegal traders, nabs 35 along Lagos-Badagry expressway

Abdullateef Fowewe

On Saturday, a joint enforcement operation was executed along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, involving the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), and security personnel from Operation MESA (OP MESA).

The operation specifically targeted unlawful trading activities occurring on the road median between Iyana-Iba and Okokomaiko, an area known for heavy traffic congestion and environmental infringements.

As a result of the raid, 35 individuals were apprehended and are anticipated to be prosecuted under the state’s environmental and public safety laws.

This information was shared in a brief statement on social media by Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, on Saturday.

The statement reads, “A combined task force of #LAGESCOfficial, #Lawma_gov and OP MESA conducted raids on illegal traders on the median of Lagos-Badagry Expressway from Iyana-Iba to Okokomaiko.

“The team arrested 35 offenders who will be duly prosecuted. Waste clearance operations continue.”