One hundred and twenty three petty traders from Northern part of the country have been intercepted and detained by Lagos State government for “mass movement” into the state.
The Lagos State Government confirmed the arrest and detention of the petty traders on its verified Twitter handle, the youths, who were majorly commercial motorcyclist, were arrested while trying to enter Lagos.
The chairman of Lagos State Taskforce, Yinka Egbeyemi, said the trailer was accosted in the wee hours on Friday, after a security alert from the public
He said his team swiftly responded to the information, which led to the seizure of the truck and its occupants at Agege area of Lagos.