Two individuals have been apprehended by the Lagos State Government for allegedly extorting money from traders and residents who use the pedestrian bridge in Yaba.
Tokunbo Wahab, the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, revealed the arrest via his social media platform on Thursday.
He wrote: “In response to the viral video of some miscreants extorting traders and other Lagosians on a pedestrian bridge in Yaba, I instructed the Corps Marshal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial to immediately arrest the persons and the officer involved.
“They will be arraigned immediately in court while the clampdown on those on the run would continue.”
The arrest follows the circulation of a video showing the suspects engaged in the extortion. The identities of the suspects have not been disclosed. They were reported to have been demanding payment from pedestrians carrying luggage.
Wahab further revealed that the suspects will be promptly brought to court for prosecution. Efforts to apprehend others involved in the extortion scheme are ongoing.
