Lagos Taskforce Cracks Down On ‘Omotaku’ Street Urchins
The Lagos State Taskforce has launched a major clampdown on street urchins popularly known as “Omotaku,” area boys, and other criminal elements.
The task force arrested several suspects at Marwa Bus Stop in Lekki.
The taskforce’s Director of Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement on Thursday, said the operation followed an attempted extortion of a truck driver whose vehicle had broken down.
Abdulraheem said the suspects reportedly threatened to remove the vehicle’s battery, side mirrors, and jack while demanding money and the driver’s phone.
According to him, the taskforce operatives, who were on routine patrol and acting on intelligence, apprehended all suspects involved in the crime.
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Abdulraheem further stated that the corridor had been flagged by residents and motorists for recurring cases of theft, extortion, and harassment by these street urchins.
He said the suspects will be prosecuted in line with the Lagos State Special Offences Law.