The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos State, Gbenga Omotosho, has reacted to the relocation of miscreants to their state.
He cleared the air that the essence of the relocation was to free the state of potential security threats.
In a statement made available to the press, the information commissioner hinted that the influx of miscreants into the state has generated security threats.
“The statewide exercise to free Lagos of visible security risks has continued after the arrest of some suspects under the Dolphin Estate bridge.
“The ceaseless influx of miscreants, beggars, and the destitute onto Lagos streets has raised fears of insecurity of lives and property. This is unacceptable.
“As part of the exercise, 450 miscreants were at the weekend rescued. Of the lot, 371 pleaded for assistance to relocate to their various states due to the hardship they are facing in Lagos; 79 have been absorbed into some government facilities for rehabilitation after showing signs of being unwell.
“The exercise will continue as part of the government’s responsibility to keep our citizens safe and secure,” the statement reads.
Meanwhile, one of the youths who said he was taken away by the Nigerian policemen at his place of work on Friday afternoon had narrated his ordeal.
He had said the law enforcement agents packed young people from Ajah, TBS and Island areas of the state and gathered them inside an uncompleted building at the Makoko police station before moving them to a forest in Ilesha town in Osun State.
The Osun indigenes, mostly youths, were said to have been dropped at Ilesa-Akure Express junction, Breweries; Ilesa – Ibodi – Iginla to Ife Express junction; Osun Ankara Express junction; Imelu Express junction; and Iperindo Express junction.
