Lagos Taskforce Continues To Hit Hard On Street Urchins

The Lagos State Taskforce has continued to hit hard on street urchins, in its ongoing clean-up enforcement operations.

The campaign is aimed at ridding the mega city of the activities of the criminals known in the local parlance as Omotaku.

Experience shows that the street urchins have been terrorising Lagos motorists and forcing them to part with their hard-earned money.

This is especially whenever such motorists experience vehicle breakdowns.

The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said that the Taskforce has proactively taken the bull by the horns and risen to the challenge by suppressing the activities of Omotaku across the Lagos metropolis.

This Akerele said, is with the motive to create a safe, serene, and secure Lagos of our dreams.

Speaking further, Akerele stated that within the last one week, from Thursday through the weekend up to press time today, that the agency effected the arrest of several Omotaku during its sustained enforcement onslaught.

The areas visited during the week-long operations included Bourdillon, Lekki Phase 1, Ikoyi, Lekki–Ajah Expressway,  Animashahun.busstop,.Akowonjo road,Egbeda, Fadeyi  busstop, Costain, Funsho  Williams Avenue, Victoria Island, Apongbon, Jibowu, Yaba Phase 1, Lagos Island  Palmgrove, Ojuelegba road ,Surulere and other adjoining roads on both Island and Mainland where the presence of undesirable elements popularly known as Omotaku and other street urchins was observed.

READ ALSO: Oshodi Mob Attack: Lagos Taskforce Debunks Misleading Narrative

READ ALSO: My Unforgettable Memories Of One Million Boys At Ogba

A total of 281 suspects were arrested, and all suspects have since been arraigned in court. The Chairman stated that Omotaku would soon become a thing of the past in few days to come.

Akerele admonished Lagosians, particularly motorists, to promptly reach out to the Lagos State Taskforce whenever Omotaku or other street urchins constitute a nuisance within their vicinity, and to call 09137555111 or 09138555111 for swift response.

He, however, warned those engaged in criminal activities to desist, stating that crime is not a career.