In the interest of environmental serenity, safety, sanity and maintenance of Lagos State’s Mega City  status, the Lagos State Taskforce has raided several notorious black spots known for illegal drug peddling, hooliganism, miscreants, street trading. 

The taskforce raided Aminkanle Market, NerdC Street by African Shrine in Agidigbi area of Ikeja which had been converted to trading pavilion on hard drug markets, restaurants, beer parlor on road thereby causing serious human/vehicular traffic obstructions and serious environmental nuisance in the areas.

Activities of these suspected criminals at Aminkanle area of Agbado, Jobi fele Road by African Shrine and NerdC street,  especially at night is dangerous to humanity at all levels. They sell drugs indiscriminately there which is counter-productive to the society and they also contribute immensely to traffic build-up on adjoining roads at night when workers who have spent all day at work still have to spend hours to get home. 

Akerele reiterated the stand of Lagos State Government and the State Commissioner of Police Mr. Fayoade Adegoke who assured that all hands must be on deck to ensure that all notorious black spots known for high level criminalities in the state becomes a thing of the past. He disclosed that the Agency is working hard to ensure that the environment is preserved as prescribed in line with the THEMES PLUS agenda of the State Government.

Akerele said the Agency will comb every places where activities of men of the underworld have impeded the serenity and orderliness of the environment in the state.

Consequently, a total of.124 suspects arrested were carefully screened and those with genuine business were allowed to go while others will be charged to court.