The Lagos State Government has apprehended 36 individuals for engaging in street trading and illegally displaying goods on the road median along the Ojo-Alaba axis.
The offenders, comprising 34 men and two women, were arrested during a coordinated enforcement operation carried out by officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) task force.
This development was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday by Kunle Adeshina, the spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
Adeshina explained that the crackdown followed an earlier inspection of the Alaba Rago Market by a high-level delegation led by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab.
During the visit, the commissioner expressed dissatisfaction with the unsanitary conditions around the market and issued a directive, giving traders operating on the median a deadline to vacate the area.
The arrests were made after the expiration of that deadline, signaling the government’s resolve to restore order and ensure environmental compliance in public spaces.
Adeshina added that the arrested individuals would be arraigned in court in due course.
“A joint operation of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial and the Lagos Waste Management Agency @Lawma_gov carried out a clearance operation along Ojo – Alaba Rd, dislodging illegal traders selling on the median.
“During the exercise, 3 individuals were arrested for obstructing the government operation, and they will be tried in accordance with the relevant laws of Lagos State,” Wahab’s post read.
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