Authorities from the Lagos State Taskforce and Special Offences Unit have detained several individuals in the state’s Meiran area, including the leader of a group of miscreants known only as Fashola.
The agency’s enforcement team, meantime, narrowly avoided injury on Monday while on routine patrol of the city when they were abruptly assaulted by suspected miscreants who sought to coerce the driver of a Chevrolet car detected driving against traffic (one-way) along Meiran Road to release him.
The thugs, who were said to number around 20, drove a Danfo bus and brandished a variety of dangerous weapons in an attempt to scare the officers who were actually on duty along that axis.
Speaking on the incident at the headquarters of the agency, Chairman of the state Taskforce, Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Shola Jejeloye, narrated that the agency has been on the trail of “Fashola”, saying h led the team of thugs to disrupt the peace and attempted to prevent his officers from carrying out their legitimate duties.
Taskforce boss, stated, “We have gotten several reports about this thug called Fashola and today he is in our custody for obstruction of Justice.
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“My officers and men who were in the process of arresting a man who drove his Chevrolet vehicle on one way suddenly noticed that Fashola had quickly mobilised thugs to prevent them from taking him down to the office.
“Theofficials applied the required amount of force to douse the situation and arrested the ring leader of the gang and two others. We are on the trail of the rest who escaped and we will ensure that they are arrested and brought to book.”
Jejeloye further stated that none of his officials were injured during the fracas neither was any of the suspected thugs as erroneously reported by passers by. The officers controlled the environment and tactically fired teargas canisters into the gathering of the miscreants to dislodge them and arrest a few of them.
“We have been tested on many occassions but we always come out superior due to our tactical advantage and orientation. No amount of resistance put up by mischief makers would be enough to deter us from carrying out the lawful duty of protecting lives and property and ensuring that Lagos is safe and secure,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Jejeloye, gave a note of warning to others who might try to emulate the actions of the miscreants, stating it would only end in dissapointing themselves, as any one found trying to stand in the way of the law would have to contend with the law.
He added that the three suspected miscreants would be brought before the Magistrate for offenses bothering on public disturbance, obstruction of Justice, conduct likely to cause breach of peace and a lot more.
“The driver of the vehicle would also be made to face the full wrath of the law,” Jejeloye vowed.
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