The Lagos State Central Business Districts Office arrested and prosecuted 859 offenders across Lagos Island and Ikeja business districts in 2025.

The arrest and prosecution were in an effort to enforce compliance in  the state’s  commercial corridors.

Bola Olumegbon-Lawal, the special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on CBD, disclosed this on Tuesday during the 2026 Lagos State Ministerial Press Briefing at Alausa, Ikeja.

The briefing was in commemoration of Mr Sanwo-Olu’s third year of second term in office.

Ms Olumegbon-Lawal also confirmed that seven officers of the agency were suspended during the  period under review for misconduct and insubordination.
She said the arrested persons included 24 tricycle operators.

According to her, the arrested persons were arrested for illegal parking, traffic light violations, dangerous driving, and driving against traffic within the state’s business districts.

The special adviser said the agency had sustained aggressive enforcement and environmental restoration exercises across commercial areas, such as Inner Marina, Broad Street, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Dosumu, Ebute-Ero, Martins Street and Idumota.

She said illegal shanties erected on setbacks and walkways were dismantled  to maintain orderliness and create a conducive business environment for residents, traders and investors.

Ms Olumegbon-Lawal said the agency also acted on public complaints against its officials.

She, however, decried attacks on CBD officers by hoodlums and some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers during enforcement operations.

The special adviser assured Lagos residents that the agency would continue to enforce law and order across business districts in spite of challenges. She highlighted the role played by CBD personnel during emergencies, including their response during the collapse of the Great Nigeria Insurance Building on Christmas Eve in 2025.

According to her, CBD officers were among the first responders who alerted relevant agencies and collaborated with security operatives and emergency responders to manage the incident.

Ms Olumegbon-Lawal added that the agency had  intensified sensitisation campaigns and stakeholder engagements with market leaders, business owners and community representatives to encourage compliance with environmental sanitation and traffic regulations.

(NAN)