By Seun Adams
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, on Sunday, said over 40 violators of the Lagos State ban on use of motor cycles and trycles for transportation have been arrested.
Towards making the ban effective, the CP on Saturday deployed Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, State Traffic Officers, Area Traffic Officers, Divisional Traffic Officers, Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences and other Police Officers across the State Command to fully enforce the provisions of the road traffic laws.
He said: “The total ban as announced by Lagos State Government, took effect from 0000 hours of 1st February, 2020. 40 violators were arrested in different parts of the State. 188 Motorcycles and 78 Tricycles were Impounded. The Commissioner of Police went round the state to monitor compliance.”
He expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance across the state and thank the good people of the state for their cooperation.
“The CP personally arrested some motorcycle and Tricycle operators seen contravening the traffic laws. Others arrested by the CP are VIP escort vehicles without registration numbers, vehicles with defaced and covered plate numbers and vehicles driving against traffic. Twenty two vehicles were Impounded.” DSP, Elkanah Bala, Spokesperson for the Lagos Police, said in a statement.
Odumosu, reiterated the fact that no one is above the law. He called on Lagosians irrespective of their social status to support the Police in its quest to provide a safe and secured state for everyone to live in and to carry out their lawful businesses.