Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) has impounded 104 motorcycles for plying restricted routes in the state.
This was disclosed by the Head, Public Affairs Unit of the Taskforce, Femi Moliki on Monday, July 12, 2021, in an issued statement.
The 104 motorcycles were impounded at Second Rainbow, Cele and Okota for endangering the lives of other road users aside plying restricted routes.
According to Moliki, the Chairman, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who led the operation, stated that the seizure was in line with enforcement of the Lagos State Traffic Law, and to halt the flagrant abuse of traffic laws by the motorcyclists.
He noted that Government was concerned about the recklessness of motorcyclists on restricted routes, and therefore deemed it necessary to help the motorcyclists by saving their own lives and that of other road users.
Jejeloye pointed out that the government would not fold its arms and allow motorcyclists to create chaos for other road users on prohibited routes.
He added that it had become crucial for the government to prevent an increase in the trend of crime perpetrated by motorcyclists in the metropolis, particularly on prohibited routes.
Jejeloye restated the agency’s commitment to continue the clamp down on recalcitrant motor cyclists plying restricted routes, adding that the move would help safeguard the security of lives and property.
The Chairman called for the co-operation of Lagos residents by desisting from boarding motorcycles in prohibited areas, emphasizing that the state Traffic Law is in the larger interest of the society.
