By Temitope Aina

Residents in the Akerele and Atobaje communities in the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State are currently gripped with fear over the high rate of crime in the areas.

Our correspondent, who visited the community on Wednesday, learnt that residents were always scared when walking on the street, especially at night, because of the presence of fierce-looking louts who were always under the influence of hard drugs or alcohol.

It was further gathered that suspected hoodlums start committing all manners of crimes, including rape, burglary and robbery whenever they were high on narcotics.

Speaking with PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, residents lamented the insecurity being experienced in the area.


A trader identified simply as Lekan said the main threat to the community’s peace was the youths who were involved in drugs.

Lekan said, “You will see young girls and boys smoking and making themselves useless. The parents see these children and never caution them. The rate at which these menace is going is really dangerous.

“You will see young girls ranging from 18 years and below with all manners of illicit drugs. You cannot pass these two major areas known as Akerele and Atobaje at night.

He further urged the government to implement basic community services such as street lights and strong security in order to reduce the rate of social menace in the neighbourhood.

A resident identified as Abiodun stated that due to the threat of suspected hoodlums committing various crimes, including robbery and theft, it was difficult for residents to walk freely at night.

Abiodun said “The rate at which the youths in this area take hard drugs in the environment is really alarming. The moment they are high on drugs, they commit all manner of crimes such as rape, fight and so on.

“Once they are drunk, they start robbing and using sharp objects such as cutlasses to fight residents in the area. Some of the youths in the area can do and undo,” she emphasised.

When contacted the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said he was not available for comments, stating that he was in a meeting as of the time of filing this report.

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The government never set yet o

Oops

Abeg mk una move am go fp oooo

He has finished developing Lagos, enjoy it

Henry22:
The government never set yet o

I wonder o,
What will then be happening after 3 years of renewed shege?

successmatters:


I wonder o,
What will then be happening after 3 years of renewed shege?

Them never see something yet, renewed shege pro max

Henry22:


Them never see something yet, renewed shege pro max

Renewed shege pro max indeed this is just the beginning

Gerhards:





Renewed shege pro max indeed this is just the beginning

During buhari tenure we where hearing 1 million boys in the south west very soon we will hear 1 billion boys terrorizing Thier own people

See their Lagos slum

Meanwhile, this is the developed Lagos balabloo-blu-bulava drug running criminal left behind as legacy. MC Oluomo, Portable are in charge here.

Tinubu's lagos

See as the whole place is smelling. Slum dwellers making noise about developing Lagos. If e sure for them let them develop their rusted roof slum settlements na. From hebadan to obomoso, to the rest are completely decayed

Why won't there be increase in crime when the hardship in the country has tripled.
It's just starting

Lol

MrEverest:
See as the whole place is smelling. Slum dwellers making noise about developing Lagos. If e sure for them let them develop their rusted roof slum settlements na. From hebadan to obomoso, to the rest are completely decayed

This one has been crying all day for biafla, your folks are on the night bus with black polytene bags heading to smelling smelling southwest. Joker!

Na so those boys waylay me for Oshodi last month. Dem say make I drop 10k. I Show dem say me sef be omoluabi Kon dash them 1k las las.

Tinlupoo boys have unleashed chaos all over Nigeria, they have even taken their mayhem to Abuja

Agodorians of drug Lord

Ebola Thieffnubu's only lagacy in lagos....Yaribaa miscreants on nairaland should enjoy their manhood abi mandate😁

I won't say more than Hmm because thats my Area but i thank God Almighty that i am a useful person

I was born and brought up in Agege

Seriously the way this people will eat each other during this thìefnubu tenure ehn ,Seriously speaking na them go suffer pass , get ready for scary and gory tales emerging from that part of the country

These are the people they used to beat innocent voters during election

Ebola Tinubu touts you mean?

Henry22:
The government never set yet o

Na matter of time nobody go dey sleep for house again

SANWO OLU IS A DISGRACE,COMMON SOLAR STREET LIGHT HE CANNOT PUT ON LAGOS STREETS AT ISHODI ,AGEGE, EVEN SOCALLed CAPITAL IKEJA,
HE JUST DEY MARINA DEY dey CHOP SUYA,
WHILE FALEKE IS DOING HIS WORK USING HIS SMALL ALLOWANCE TO LIGHT UP LAGOS.
SANWO IS A HUGE DISGRACE AND NOISE MAKER

Go to Ikorodu and see for yourself.

rate at which youth are doing drugs is alarming
Crime will increase with this addicted individual are outside to look for drugs money