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The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this via his X page on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Wahab disclosed that those arrested would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n
He spoke in response to a complaint by an X user, about the touts extorting pedestrians amid the heavy rainfall in the area.<\/p>\n
Posting on X, he wrote: \u201dFollowing a complaint made by #ARISE0214, miscreants charging people for using the makeshift crossover bridge at Tradefair this morning have been arrested by the operatives of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps #LAGESCOfficial.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will be prosecuted according to the law.\u201d<\/p>\n
DAILY POST had reported that several areas have been affected in Lagos State by the heavy downpour.<\/p>\n
The heavy downpour had left several commuters stranded.<\/p>\n
Watch video\u2026..<\/p>\n
\nFollowing a complaint made by @ARISE0214 , miscreants charging people for using the makeshift crossover bridge at Tradefair this morning have been arrested by the operatives of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial . They will be prosecuted according to the\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/jI3RnH9OsV pic.twitter.com\/DJM4lhjKEA<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) July 3, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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