While on patrol on Freedom Way in Ikate, Lekki, Lagos State, members of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) detained two suspected counterfeit metal drainage cover thieves.
According to the information that is now available, the two men, identified as Jubreel Haruna (29) and Adewale Rabiu (27) were loading a metal drainage cover into a minibus with the popular name “Korope” and the registration number KTU 45 YD when the agents approached them at around 05:00hr on September 26, 2023.
They have been summoned to court for prosecution in the interim.
Meanwhile, early on Tuesday morning, Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) prevented what may have been yet another catastrophic fire disaster near the Synagogue Church in the Oju-Odo neighborhood of Ikotun.
The Lastma response team was led by traffic officer Demola Muibi “Bravo” (Zone 7), who revealed that a NNPC-branded tanker that was fully filled with petroleum products became hooked and completely blocked the road leading into Ikotun from the Synagogue Church.
He added that after the Lastma team arrived at the scene at 6am, they promptly alerted other major emergency responders, including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, in order to prevent a second huge fire tragedy in and around the Synagogue Church area.
