The Lagos State Government has warned celebrities, influencers, and residents against giving money to touts, saying such gestures only worsen insecurity and environmental challenges
The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a Tuesday post on X, said, “Celebrities, influencers, and even well-meaning Lagosians must stop giving money to these miscreants.
“Each time you hand them cash, you are not solving their problem; you are encouraging them to stay on the streets, emboldening them to multiply, and reinforcing a cycle of lawlessness.”
He added that what many people regard as kindness often makes enforcement harder.
“What may seem like an act of kindness only makes enforcement more difficult and creates bigger security and environmental concerns for all of us,” Wahab wrote.
His remarks came after a resident, Olukayode Ajenifuja on X, raised the alarm about harassment along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
In his post, Ajenifuja said, “The state needs to station the men of the Lagos State Neighborhood Watch to help and protect motorists from the harassment, extortion, assault, and intimidation by the many homeless boys and teenagers along that corridor.
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