The 16 suspects were arrested 'molesting passersby and destroying public facilities'.
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, also known as Lagos Taskforce, have arrested 16 alleged miscreants over the violence that broke out at Oshodi-Mile 2 expressway on Tuesday.
According to a statement by Maliki Moliki, the spokesperson of the task force, the suspects are “believed to have masterminded the violence and robbing of commuters in Iyana Cele and Iyana Isolo.” Mr Moliki said the alleged miscreants capitalised on the peaceful protest embarked upon by drivers of commercial buses on Oshodi – Mile 12 Expressway on Tuesday, to unleash mayhem on commuters.had reported a protest against the Lagos State Taskforce by road transport workers, including thugs wielding machetes and knives on Tuesday.
The drivers reportedly protested against the routine and indiscriminate seizure of their vehicles by Taskforce officials, for which they allegedly pay huge sums before they are released. The protesters, who set up bonfires on the expressway inward Oshodi, prevented vehicular movement in the area, leaving many passengers stranded.
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