The Ministry of Works yesterday said that it is working with the police to tighten security and stop vandalism on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to save the public infrastructure. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Olukorede Kesha, gave the assurances yesterday in Lagos.

The police on Friday arrested a suspected vandal removing LED road stud lights on the newly renovated bridge. According to the police, the suspect already removed 10 of the lights before he was caught by police on patrol. Kesha said the ministry would not tolerate any vandalism on public infrastructure. She said police trucks had been stationed on the bridge to allow officers to quickly respond to incidents and check vandalism. She said:

“We have written to the Commissioner of Police to ensure more surveillance on the Third Mainland Bridge, and we have stationed police trucks on the bridge. “Police officers now patrol the bridge more frequently; these increased security measures have led to the arrest of some miscreants vandalising public property. “We saw that the cat eye lights were vandalised, and the vandals were promptly arrested and taken to police custody.

More miscreants were also arrested for vandalism even on Monday. “This shows a strong response from the authorities. Our eyes are on the Third Mainland Bridge.” The cat eye lights are small reflective markers on the road that help with visibility at night. Kesha also regretted vandalism on the LagosIbadan Expressway. She said: “The newly installed streetlights on Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway suffered vandalism as soon as the cables were completed.”

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