On Wednesday, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also referred to as KAI, succeeded in securing the conviction of twelve commercial prostitutes.
During a dislodgement operation headed by the Corps Marshal of the Agency, they were found guilty of charges touching on prostitution and disruption of peace and were sentenced to eight months in prison.
This revelation was made on Monday at the Agency’s Bolade-Oshodi Command Headquarters by Corps Marshal Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd). “The circumstances at Obalende have deteriorated over time, prompting the need for us to launch a large-scale enforcement operation against these nefarious elements that want to desecrate our environment, which resulted in multiple secured convictions and arrests,” he said, referring to the governor’s THEMES agenda.
Oluwaseun Durojaye, F, 20, Joy Felix, F, 24, Opeyemi Azeez, F, 25, Precious Mathew, F, 24, Happiness Kingsley, F, 24, Theresa Edet, F, 30, Ayo Olanrewaju, F, 20, Monica Ebuka, F, 22, Favour Samuel, F, 34, Janet Ighumba, F, 24, Marvis Ifeoma, F, 32, Adeyanju Clara, F, 24, Favour Johnson, F, 34, Joy Rafael, F, 24, Promise Joseph, F, 23, Favour Ajoor, F, 28, Joy Onyekachi, F, 28, and Emmanuel Friday, F, 20 were the names of the convicts, according to Cole.
They were charged with offenses under Sections 142(1)(a)(b) and 168(1)(d) of the Lagos State Criminal Laws before Chief Magistrate Adefioye of the Special Offenses Court in Oshodi.
Seven of the 19 accused who entered not guilty pleas were held in prison until December 18 in anticipation of a new trial, while 12 of the 19 who were charged received sentences of eight months in prison.
The judgment was enthusiastically welcomed by Cole, who emphasized that any arrested defaulter will be subject to the full force of the law and that the Agency remained unfazed by the attacks directed at agents while they were on duty.
The head of KAI also read the riot act to street vendors and hawkers, ordering them to stop selling their goods on medians, lay-bys, road verges, kerbs, and gutter slabs. He also advised pedestrians to use pedestrian bridges when crossing highways, warning that those who do not will be arrested every day and prosecuted for putting their lives in danger.
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