Govt begins clampdown on pedestrian bridge squatters in Lagos

The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LESC) has begun a clamp down on individuals squatting on pedestrian bridges across the state.

The corps announced the arrest of 12 miscreants at Ikate-Elegushi bridge in the Lekki area of Lagos island.

Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who posted the arrest of the suspects in a post on X, said the move was to dislodge illegal squatters from taking over bridges in the state.

The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial (KAI) today conducted clearance operations on the pedestrian bridges at Ikate Elegushi and Agungi along Ajah. 12 miscreants were arrested for sleeping on the bridge and inside the opening under the… pic.twitter.com/jLMhKjGqJS

— Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) April 17, 2024

“The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps @LAGESCOfficial today conducted clearance operations on the pedestrian bridges at Ikate Elegushi and Agungi along Ajah.

“Twelve miscreants were arrested for sleeping on the bridge and inside the opening under the bridge at Ikate Elegushi. The pedestrian bridge has been cleaned by @Lawma_gov and it is safe for use,” he stated.

Many Nigerians have however questioned the reason for their arrest, stating that the so-called miscreants are living on the bridges because they are homeless.

Is it a crime to be homeless?, netizens have asked.