A 27-year-old man has been arrested by the Lagos State government for stealing a fence wire mesh.
The incident happened at Peace Park, Ojota.
The suspect, identified as Adamu Ismail, was apprehended earlier today, August 25, by officials of the Lagos State Parks and Recreation Agency.
The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on X.
He wrote: “Acts of vandalism against public infrastructure will not be tolerated.
“These facilities belong to all of us, and protecting them is a shared responsibility
“We will continue to enforce without compromise to safeguard public assets across Lagos.”
According to the commissioner, Ismail was immediately handed over to the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps for processing and is expected to face prosecution for vandalism of public property.