No going back on war against Agberos on highways – Lagos

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The Lagos State Government yesterday promised to intensify mass arrest of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) members who are extorting motorists on highways, even as the 46 hoodlums earlier arrested will continue their 50-hour community service sentence today.

It was learnt that those arrested may wash toilets and sweep public places for several hours as punishment for constituting nuisance to the public peace.

Speaking with National Mirror yesterday, Chairman of Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Unit, Mr. Bayo Sulaimon, said the taskforce would begin the enforcement on the ban of activities of the union members on highways.

46 Area Boys/Agberos begin 50 hour community service sentence

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At least 46 miscreants, also known as Area Boys and Agbero, arrested by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit yesterday began their 50-hour community ser-vice punishment in Oshodi area of the state based on a judgment delivered by Magistrate Jadesola Adeyemi of the Special Offences Court in Alausa.

According to the taskforce chairman, CSP Bayo Sulaiman, the miscreants would serve part of their 50-hour community service sentence by sweeping parts of the market and washing public toilets.