Lagos Police Impounds 105 Okada's and Arrest 98 People (Photo)

 

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.

 

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 team, stated 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.

 

“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," Disu said.

 

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.