The arrested hoodlums Photo: X/@gboyegaakosile
The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad has arrested more than a dozen miscreants who have been extorting and harassing motorists and commuters along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway after a report by Saturday PUNCH.
In June, Saturday PUNCH reported how residents and regular road users were consistently harassed by hoodlums who extorted motorists and attacked vehicles with big stones, sticks and other objects whenever drivers refused to part with money.
Residents lamented that, despite their letters and petitions, several sections of the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Eti-Osa Local Government Area had been turned into extortion points by these hoodlums, who forced motorists to “settle” them before being allowed to pass unhindered.
An investigation by Saturday PUNCH showed that these extortion hotspots were concentrated around Marwa Bus Stop, Gbara (off Jakande Second Gate), Ikota, Victoria Garden City, Ilaje, Abraham Adesanya and Freedom Way, which had become hubs for hoodlums and drug-fuelled activities.
