LASTMA begins crackdown on traffic offenders, seizes 235 vehicles, arrests 10

 

 

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has launched a massive clean-up operation across Lagos to bring order to the roads and improve the city’s appearance.

 

In the first day of the exercise, which started in areas like Oyingbo, Oshodi, Adeniji Adele, Jibowu, and Iddo, LASTMA impounded 235 vehicles for breaking various traffic rules.

 

These included private cars, commercial buses (Danfo), tricycles, trucks, and inter-state buses.

 

This was contained in a statement by the LASTMA on its X handle on Thursday.

 

According to the statement, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the vehicles were seized for parking on walkways, blocking traffic, creating illegal bus stops, and ignoring traffic laws.

 

“We will no longer tolerate any form of lawlessness on our roads. All impounded vehicles will be taken to court, and offenders will face the law.

“This operation is not targeted at anyone. It is simply about bringing back sanity to our roads. Everyone must learn to obey the rules,” Bakare-Oki said.

Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority during the crackdown on traffic offenders in Lagos. Photo: LASTMA

He said five trucks were caught unloading cows and animal waste on the Adeniji Adele Bridge, which could damage the bridge and put people at risk.

 

He stated that the drivers have been arrested and will be prosecuted, adding that 10 miscreants who were disrupting traffic and engaging in illegal activities were also arrested.

 

Bakare-Oki warned that the clean-up would continue across all parts of Lagos, including Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, and Epe.

 

He said LASTMA is now operating under a zero-tolerance policy for traffic offences.

 

“Any vehicle parked illegally or driving against traffic will be dealt with immediately,” he stated.