Tricycle Leader, Others Arrested Over ‘Attempt to Cause Mayhem’

One of the leaders of Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria, TOOAN, Alhaji Azeez Abiola has been arrested alongside four suspects for attempting to cause mayhem in Agege by the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos State.

The other suspects, Yusuf Azeez, a.k.a Araba (42), Kazeem Akinbode a.k.a Womi (43), Taofiq Odewale, a.k.a Omo Iya Agba (38) and Moses Abiodun, a.k.a Orobo (34) were arrested in Agege while leading a team of supporters to NURTW headquarters in Agege, an action which the authority believed would trigger violence and chaos in other parts of the metropolis.

However, a pump-action gun was recovered from the area where some of his supporters who fled to evade arrest were standing.

The State Government had earlier today warned that it would deal decisively with people trying to foment trouble in Agege and Abule Egba after it got intelligence that some hoodlums were trying to cause pandemonium.

While Government appealed to aggrieved persons to explore legitimate channels to seek redress, it directed Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi to reinforce patrol of Agege and Abule Egba in order to forestall breakdown of law and order.

According to RRS, the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi directed the CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi to transfer the suspects and the exhibit to the State Command for further investigations.

Source: RRS