In a bid to promote safer lagos, the state joint Taskforce Team of the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and that of the Lagos State Task Force on Environment, on Wednesday, November 11 arrested 98 people and 105 motorcycles for flouting the traffic Laws of the state.
The motorcycles and their riders as well as street traders were arrested during a special operation embarked upon by the law enforcement agencies for plying restricted areas in the state and hawking goods on major highways.
The roads included Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, Agege Motor roads, and Ikorodu roads. Others are Orile Iganmu, Costain, Mile 2, Lagos Island and Oshodi-Apapa expressway.
The Joint Task force team headed by ACP Olatunji Disu and Supol Olubokola Abe, who led the combined team, stressed that the operation would be continuous exercise by the law enforcement agencies to ensure that road users fully comply with the State Traffic Laws and Regulations.
The team said that preliminary investigations by the Police have revealed that robbery and other nefarious activities on our highways by men of underworld are aided by the use of motorcycles.
“This operation is an in thing to bring sanity to our highways. This will be in no small measures prevent in-traffic robbery and criminal attacks on motorists and commuters, which have become a menace to the metropolis.
He noted that the Law enforcement agencies will enforce the total restriction of motorcycles on all the unapproved routes and expressways in the state.
The impounded motorcycles and their riders have been handed over to the Lagos State Task Force on Environment for necessary legal action.
And what happens next?
ReplyDeleteAmbode is working?
ReplyDeleteAkuko!
Hmmm the police is your friend.
ReplyDeleteThis impound is part of their job description right, very good.
Ambode and the police should work towards making Lagos a crime free state. The rate of crime now is alarming.
ReplyDeleteAll these okada riders dont hear word. Do not ride on major roads. But when you come to CMS and co, see how they ride with impunity. Seems Ambode is slowly waking up from his slumber. He should keep it up though.
ReplyDeleteNice strategy
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Those arrested or those whose bike were impounded are obviously those that refused settling. These so called joint task force men are also causing a nuisance on d high way
ReplyDeleteSafer lagos ke?
ReplyDeleteMore thieves to the street.....in this ember month
All dis thing they are doing is very wrong let d poor also survive in dis hard time, don't push them into committing crime.a
ReplyDeleteWat are you saying pls,d poor dat want to kill everyone. By using dere bike to commit criminal activities. Beg mk use ur head before opening ur mouth
Delete98 people and 105 motorcycles?
ReplyDeleteNa spirit dey ride the remaining/excess 7 ?
Abi the owners leave am run...
Nice idea, keep them off the major roads for their own safety.
Good one..
ReplyDeleteVery interesting
ReplyDeleteThey keep arresting innocent people, but when armed robbers are at work, they run for cover. Cowards.
ReplyDeleteEko o ni baje
ReplyDeleteGood!
ReplyDeleteTime to build on baba Fash's legacy.
E ma je k'Eko baje o...
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Good. They should come to Apongbon and this Idumota bridge, them full there. It is remaining Keke. They are many in Orile, come and take over them.
ReplyDeleteIt has started ooo!
ReplyDeleteOkay
ReplyDeleteThese okada riders are a danger to themselves and other road users, they have no regards for traffic rules or safety. Good one Ambode.
ReplyDeleteThese are d ones they will hold na, the small ones, the ones with no help from above. When trailer drivers flaunted the rules ambode announced, were they arrested or were their vehicles impounded? Course not, cos dem dey fear face. But these okada riders will be d ones to suffer all.
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