23 male and 14 female persons were on Thursday arrested for breaking government seal and assaulting government enforcement agents after committing environmental infractions at Kodesoh in Ikeja Local Government.
The arrested persons and others at large had on Saturday at about 1400hrs attacked the patrol team of KAI/LAGESC on patrol after being advised to remove their wares which was displayed on the walkways and roadside.
In the process of the patrol operation, some of the traders resisted the directive and also brutalized a KAI officer on lawful duty and also seized his phone.
All the stalls erected on the walkways and roadside were sealed but in a defiant action, all the government seals were removed and the traders resumed trading this morning.
Following a reinforcement and directives of HC MOE&WR, the stalls were resealed and the offending traders were arrested at about 0700hrs.
They will all soon have their day in court in accordance with the provisions of the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Management law. #CleanerLagos
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