The Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) says it has arrested three persons, who allegedly obstructed its operation in Agege area of the state.
The spokesperson for the agency, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.
Abdulraheem said that they were arrested on Saturday when they allegedly prevented the agency’s operatives from clearing illegal structures and trading along the Railway Line in Agege area.
The spokesperson said that the three persons had been charged to court for obstructing operations of government officials.
He said the operation, led by the Chairman of the agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, was one of its planned exercises designed to restore sanity along the railway corridors of the State.
The image maker said that the operations across rail tracks in the state would last at least one month.
Abdulraheem said the exercise was to discourage people from conducting business on the rail tracks and prevent them from placing impediments which hindered the smooth movement of trains on the tracks.
“The activities of these traders are defacing the outlook of the rail tracks by setting up slums and makeshift buildings along railway line, but we will make sure that we leave no form of environmental crimes unchecked”.
“We have made an irreversible decision to carry out operations and remain at the area to discourage them from returning.
“This singular operation is just a tip of the iceberg but the major activities are coming up in the coming weeks,” he said.
Abdulraheem urged residents of Lagos to avoid all acts that cause environmental infractions, which could impede the realisation of a safe, serene and habitable environment for all. (NAN)
