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By John Ogunsemore
The Lagos State Government said it has arrested 300 miscreants, better known as ‘Omotaku’, who specialise in disturbing motorists across the state in the past few months.
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab disclosed this in an X post on Thursday.
He was reacting to an X user who said he slept overnight in his faulty car along the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway without being disturbed.
Wahab attributed the motorist’s experience to the state government’s efforts to rid the state of ‘Omotaku’ miscreants.
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The commissioner said, “While we thank God for your safety during the time, let us also acknowledge the government’s effort (our effort) in ensuring safety of everyone, and the contribution of our security agencies.
“What have we done differently? In the last few months, we have initiated a statewide security surveillance, clamping down on miscreants disturbing motorists. Through the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce, we have arrested over 300 ‘Omotaku’ across the state.
“We have also initiated monitoring teams that go around monitoring the roads especially at night to ensure safety of every road users.”
Wahab added that the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps also monitors pedestrian bridges and under the bridges in the state, to displace and apprehend unauthorised users who hide in those areas to unleash mayhem on innocent Lagosians.
“It is not yet El Dorado but we are not resting on our oars until sanity is restored to the state,” Wahab noted.
