Lagos govt nab over 120 ‘motorcyclists’ on entry point

Lagos state government has confirmed arrest of 123 young and medium-age men mostly from northern part of Nigeria have been intercepted and detained for “mass movement” into the state.

The state government confirmed their arrest and detention through its verified Twitter handle.

The youths were said to be majorly commercial motorcyclists. They were arrested while trying to enter Lagos.

“The Lagos State Environment Sanitation and Special Offenses Taskforce on Friday intercepted a truck laden with 48 motorcycles and 123 men coming from Jigawa State,” the government said.

“The truck was seized, following a tip-off by members of the public who raised security concern about the manner with which the occupants of the truck conducted themselves.

“The truck was seized, following a tip-off by members of the public who raised security concern about the manner with which the occupants of the truck conducted themselves.

“Arrest of illegal mass movement of Okada riders to Lagos from the North jointly coordinated by the State Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello and his Transportation counterpart, Dr. Abimbola Oladehinde.”

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