A Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade Oshodi on Tuesday ordered the remand of 34 individuals arrested for street trading along the median of the Alaba Rago area in Ojo, Lagos State.
The suspects are to remain in prison custody until July 22, 2025.
The accused persons comprising 32 men and two women were apprehended over the weekend in a coordinated operation by officials from the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) task force and the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).
Authorities say the enforcement exercise was part of a wider effort to dismantle illegal structures erected on the road median, which had become a hub for unauthorized commercial activities.
Among those taken into custody were alleged miscreants found living in makeshift shelters constructed on the median.
Officials believe some of them used the location to carry out criminal activities.
Reacting to the arrests, Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, reaffirmed the government’s zero-tolerance stance on environmental and societal infractions.
“The present administration is resolved to enforce the law on all those who exhibit deviant behaviours,” Wahab said.
He further called on residents to act responsibly and support government efforts to improve the city’s environment.
“We urge all residents to exhibit the minimum standard of decency by contributing to a cleaner and sustainable Lagos,” he added.
The crackdown comes amid heightened efforts by state authorities to sanitize public spaces and improve urban order along key transit corridors in the metropolis.
