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13 arrested in Oshodi for refusing to use pedestrian bridge

The arrested pedestrians did not use the pedestrian bridge at Oshodi Oke

• March 28, 2024

Thirteen pedestrians were arrested on Thursday in the Oshodi area of Lagos for failure to use the pedestrian bridge. 

The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbi Wahab, disclosed this on his official X handle.

The arrests were made by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps in conjunction with officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline after several warnings the directive was not heeded. 

He said, “After several warnings by the officials of @LAGESCOfficial (KAI) to use the pedestrian bridge, 13 persons were arrested at about 08.30 this morning for not using the pedestrian bridge at Oshodi Oke.”

Mr Wahab added that the pedestrians had been charged to court for prosecution.

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