In a recent enforcement operation in Lagos State, 63 individuals were apprehended for flouting pedestrian safety rules by refusing to use designated pedestrian bridges and engaging in street trading activities.
The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a post on his X handle on Friday.
According to Wahah, these individuals were arrested on Thursday by the officials of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps at different locations in the state for crossing the highway without using the pedestrian bridge, and street trading.
“Some of these locations are Oshodi Oke, Ile Epo, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Ajah, etc. They have been charged to the court for prosecution in line with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Protection Law 2017.
“Thirteen persons were arrested on Thursday for crossing the highway without using the pedestrian bridge at the Oshodi Oke area of the state,” he wrote.
He added that any defaulter caught will be prosecuted.
