A 52-year-old man, Morufudeen Idowu, recently returned from Canada, has been arrested in Lagos for allegedly assaulting an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI.
The incident took place at the busy Ojota corridor, where KAI officers were conducting routine enforcement to prevent illegal crossings of the expressway.
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed that the suspect refused to comply with lawful instructions and resorted to physically attacking a KAI officer.
In a statement shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, Wahab confirmed the arrest and assured the public that Idowu would face prosecution.
“Mr Morufudeen Idowu – 52yrs, a Canada returnee, refused arrest and assaulted one of our personnel while crossing the expressway at Ojota,” Wahab posted.
“He has been taken into custody at Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps office in Oshodi and will be prosecuted in accordance with the relevant laws of the state.”
Crossing expressways without using pedestrian bridges is a violation of state law.