A member of the Ratel movement has raised concerns after some touts in Lagos demanded money before allowing volunteers to carry out their cleaning activities.
The popular human rights activist known as VeryDarkMan started a monthly nationwide community clean-up initiative. Volunteers from the Ratel movement have been working across Nigeria to keep public spaces clean. The operation, which began a few days ago, has seen success in several cities.
However, in Lagos, members of the movement have faced challenges from street touts (also called “area boys”wink who demanded payment before permitting the volunteers to clean public areas. A tense confrontation almost escalated into a fight as both sides kept pushing each other. Towards the end of the video, one of the Ratel volunteers was heard telling a tout to step back, saying his gangs at the back had already been paid.
Watch the tough confrontation unfold in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnMF3z1ofE?si=_g95oJpMEk3Fmngr
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