A Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 51 suspected members of a highway gang notorious for harassing and extorting truck drivers along the Apapa-Oshodi and Lagos-Badagry Expressways in the State.
The arrest was effected on Tuesday following a successful operation led by the chairman of the Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye.
A media aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Jibrin Gawat, who disclosed this on his X handle (formerly Twitter), said the suspects were known for their brazen tactics of coercing truck drivers to part with money under the guise of working for the defunct Lagos State Parks and Garages Agency.
Gawat wrote: “The Lagos State Taskforce today in a significant operation led by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, successfully apprehended 51 notorious members of a highway gang known for harassing truck drivers along the Apapa/ Oshodi and Lagos/Badagry Expressway.
“This set of individuals have been identified for their brazen tactics, coercing truck drivers to part with money under the pretext of working for the defunct Lagos State Parks and Garages Agency.”
