A 77-year-old retiree, Dotun Falua, who was extorted of N55,000 by taskforce officials in the Okota area, has said he was moved to tears after the council chairman, Bayo Olasoju, refunded the money on Wednesday.
That afternoon, Falua had decided to visit a longtime friend, Mr Madiaga Okumagba, at Redstar Express, off Airport Road, Lagos, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Damilola Kushimo, the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the LCDA Chairman, Bayo Olasoju, disclosed this in a WhatsApp chat with one of our correspondents on Wednesday.
Falua told PUNCH Metro that while he was on his way back from the visit, he stopped at a shop along Ajao Road, leading to Canoe Bus Stop to purchase an item when a man who claimed to be a taskforce official forced his way into the car.