A suspected vandal, 18-year-old Mubarak Abdullahi, was apprehended by the Lagos Rapid Response Squad on Friday for removing LED road stud lights from the newly renovated Third Mainland Bridge.
According to a statement, the Makoko resident was caught red-handed by RRS operatives on patrol around 10 am, having already removed 10 of the lights.
This was made known in a statement shared on X.com on Friday.
According to the statement, the suspect, a resident of Makoko, had already removed 10 of the lights when he was caught red-handed by the operatives on patrol.
The statement read, “Operatives of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) around 10am on Friday arrested a suspected vandal removing LED road stud light on the newly renovated Third Mainland Bridge.
“The suspect, Mubarak Abdullahi (18), living in Makoko had, at the time of his arrest, removed 10 of the LED road stud light screwed to the road to enhance the visibility of road users
“The suspect was caught red-handed by the operatives on patrol of the bridge around 10:00 a.m today.”