Task force warns motorists against traffic violation in Lagos

Christopher Oji

Following the recklesnes of motorists, especially commercial bus drivers causing gridlock in the state, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offenses (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has threatened to prosecute offenders.

Taskforce has therefore vowed to invoke the Lagos State Transport Reformed Law of 2018 on any motorist caught contravening the law and advised them to desist forthwith or face the wrath of the Law.

Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, who gave the warning Monday , asserted that the enforcement unit and other relevant agencies are determined to enforce the Law on recalcitrant motorists who contravene any section section of the law.

Mr Egbeyemi said : “Motorists, including private car owners, are hereby warned to henceforth desist from all forms of traffic obstructions, driving against traffic (one-way) and plying on BRT corridors”.

“It is disheartening to observe that commercial bus drivers and private car owners are in the habit of disobeying road signs and signals in contravention to the traffic law thereby causing an impediment to free vehicular traffic across the State”, he added.

While declaring that the Enforcement Unit of the agency would arrest any motorist caught disobeying the traffic law, Egbeyemi, also cautioned commercial tricycle and motorcyclists operators to stop plying restricted routes as anyone caught would be penalised in accordance with the stipulated Law.

He ,however, enjoined the general public to be law-abiding and report any noticeable security breach around them via Lagos State Toll – free lines 112 or 767.