By Wilson Adekumola
The operatives of the Lagos Police Command have arrested ten persons who were allegedly operating illegal parking slots in Lagos.
The suspects were arrested by the team of the Rapid Response Squad in the Oregun area of the state on Saturday
The police disclosed that the raid on the suspects followed repeated complaints from members of the public.
According to the state command, “Resulting from the alleged criminal activities of miscreants parking cars for fees around event centres and in turn vandalizing such cars, operative of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) yesterday arrested 10 miscreants in events centres around Oregun, Ikeja.”
“The arrest was instigated by several complaints from law – abiding residents and event attendees around Oregun, Ikeja who alleged that the miscreants extorted and vandalised cars parked around event centres in the area.”
While shedding light on the incident, the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, in line with Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa’s directives has said that operatives of RRS would start arresting criminals who park cars for a fee in public places and the same time vandalize such cars or extort car owners.
He added that the 10 suspects arrested in Oregun, Ikeja on Saturday would be charged to court and made to face the wrath of law.
He, however, warned against such criminal activities in any part of the state, saying they should either stop or be prepared to face legal actions in court.
