Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested nine suspected hoodlums, including a Chelsea fan linked to the viral video of unrest in the Lekki area of the state on Friday.
The development was disclosed in a statement posted on X by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Friday.
A video posted on X by @OurFavOnlineDoc went viral, showing suspected hoodlums wielding a cutlass across a dual carriageway.
The user wrote, “This is absolutely rubbish. Look at what these guys are doing in Lekki”, adding, “a Lagos State resident complains after seeing street boys openly wielding machetes in Lekki.”
According to the statement, Wahab disclosed that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, carried out a rapid investigation and launched a sting operation between the Chisco and Osakpa bus stops to identify and arrest the suspects.
Cc: TVC