One of the leaders of Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria, TOOAN, Alhaji Azeez Abiola, and four suspects have been arrested by the Operatives of the Lagos Command for allegedly attempting to cause mayhem in Agege area of the State.
A statement from the RRS says a pump action gun was recovered in the area.
The suspects as revealed by the Police are Alhaji Azeez Abiola, alias Istijaba 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.
Report added that they were arrested in Agege while leading a team of supporters to NURTW headquarters in Agege.
While police arrested Azeez Abiola and four other suspects, 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, RRS, CSP. Olayinka Egbeyemi to reinforce patrol of Agege and Abule Egba in order to forestall breakdown of law and order.
It would be recalled that two leaders of the NURTW operating on the Lagos Island, Kunle Poly and Seego are also in police custody over the Idumota mayhem.
The Commissioner of Police, C. Abiodun Alabi has directed CSP Egbeyemi to transfer the suspects and the exhibit to the State Command for further investigations.
