Lagos Clamps Down on Drug Abuse, Arrests 15 Suspects

Eric Patrick

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce have arrested 15 suspected drug abusers in the Agege axis of the state.

The arrests were made during a clean-up enforcement operation in the Isale-Oja and AP Roundabout areas of Agege.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on his X handle on Thursday.

According to Wahab, the raid led to the arrest of 15 male suspects, while a significant quantity of substances suspected to be various types of illicit drugs was recovered from the scene.

The post read, “In continuation of the clean-up enforcement operation to rid the State of criminal elements, the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce, at about 6 pm on Monday, 12th May, 2025, embarked on its ongoing clean-up enforcement operation in Agege area.

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“The areas visited during the operation include: Isale-Oja, AP Roundabout in Agege areas, where the presence of some undesirable elements was noticed.

“During the raid exercise, a total of 15 male suspects were arrested, and a reasonable quantity of substances suspected to be drugs of different types was recovered from the scene.

“All the Suspects will be charged in court accordingly.”

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