The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit has impounded 100 motorcycles over violation of the state traffic law.
The operation was enforced along Navy town, FESTAC town and Rainbow end of the Oshodi-Apapa expressway on Saturday.
Chairman of the state taskforce, Shola Jejeloye, who led the team said the operation was in continuation of government’s efforts in ensuring sanity on Lagos roads.
Jejeloye also said it was targeted at defiant motorcyclists who, according to him, were hell bent on plying restricted routes across the state.
He stressed that the enforcement operation was carried out to halt the abuse of traffic laws by motorcycle operators.
“The discouraging high statistics of motorcycle accidents and the compelling need to enhance safety on Lagos roads led to the promulgation of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018.
“Besides, criminals also use motorcycles as a means of escape after committing criminal activities. Also worrisome is the influx of persons without any traceable address and valid means of identification under the guise of commercial motorcycle riders into the state. This has remained a huge security threat to residents.
“In accordance with the law, every motorcycle operator must wear crash helmet, be above 18 years, not ride on kerb/median/road-setbacks, avoid restricted routes, not carry more than one passenger/pregnant woman/adult with baby/child below 12 years, not install any musical gadgets, must wear apron, not operate beyond 10pm, operate with a rider’s permit and have their motorcycle registered with government,” he added.
While warning the general public, especially motorists to ensure that their valuable items are safely kept while in traffic, the chairman solicited for the cooperation of all residents in providing useful security information about criminal activities around them to security agencies through the Lagos State free emergency toll lines 112 or 767.
