A 52-year-old Canada returnee, Morufudeen Idowu, was arrested in Lagos, after allegedly assaulting a Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps official who attempted to stop him from crossing the expressway.
The suspect, according to the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, refused to comply with lawful instructions and physically attacked an officer during routine enforcement around the busy Ojota corridor.
In a post shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday, Wahab stated that Mr Idowu was taken into custody and will face prosecution.
“Mr Morufudeen Idowu – 52yrs, a Canada returnee, refused arrest and assaulted one of our personnel while crossing the expressway at Ojota,” Wahab posted.
“He has been taken into custody at Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps office in Oshodi and will be prosecuted in accordance with the relevant laws of the state.”
Though full details of the incident are yet to be officially released, reports indicate that LAGESC officials are stationed in the area to discourage unsafe pedestrian behaviour, particularly along expressway medians and restricted crossings.
LAGESC officials, commonly known as KAI officers, are responsible for ensuring environmental compliance, including curbing street trading, improper waste disposal, and dangerous road-crossing behaviour in the state.
Crossing expressways in Lagos without using overhead bridges is not only illegal but has led to numerous fatal accidents, prompting state authorities to ramp up enforcement in hotspots like Ojota, Oshodi, and Mile 2.
