The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce), on Monday, said it impounded 70 vehicles for flagrant violation of the state’s traffic law.
The vehicles were impounded during enforcement exercise carried out by operatives of the agency at Okuta road junction in Bariga, Oba Akran road by Kodesoh under the bridge, Ikeja and Ladipo by Five Star, along Oshodi-Apapa expressway.
These areas were identified as locations where reckless traffic violations by commercial transporters cause avoidable traffic congestions and general public nuisance.
Warning motorists in the habit of traffic recklessness, Chairman of the Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, maintained that the agency under his stewardship will not spare violators of environmental and traffic laws of the state any breathing space, adding that, only when citizens cooperate and obey relevant laws, will environmental sanity, safety and security of the citizenry can be improved and preserved generally.
“CSP Akerele further said that the Agency will not tolerate or surrender to any indiscipline perpetuated by any lawless motorist as traffic logjam is not natural, not created by God, but a product of recklessness on the road,” a statement by the agency’s Director, Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, stated in a statement.
On September 23, ut was reported that no fewer than 51 vehicles were impounded by the Taskforce for varying traffic offenses.
The vehicles were impounded during enforcement operations at Lawanson Bus-stop in Itire-Surulere and Oba Akran in Ikeja areas of the state
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