The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned 50 suspects before Chief Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi of Court 4, Ikeja Magisterial District over an attack and vandalization of government’s equipment (caterpillar) around Idansan Village, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the 50 arraigned suspects, including four girls attacked officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) while on official duties demolishing illegal shanties erected on acquired land and set fire on a caterpillar belonging to the government.
Egbeyemi disclosed further that LASBCA officials were attacked with stones, Iron-rods, broken bottles and burnt tyres before the arrival of the enforcement team of the Agency who rescued them.
He said investigation revealed that owners/occupiers of the illegal shanties were served necessary notices and were given months to evacuate all their belongings from government’s approved land for ‘Dangote Refinery’ around the area.
The Chairman stated that government’s caterpillar, worth millions of naira used for clearing the illegal shanties was completely set ablaze with petrol by the suspects.
Egbeyemi said the suspects were arraigned on the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi.
Lagos Panorama
