..To Crush 2,500 Motorcycles
Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Lagos State Task Force has seized 109 commercial motorcycles for violating restricted routes regulations at 2nd Rainbow end of Oshodi-Apapa express-way, Lagos.
The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi who led the team disclosed over the weekend that the enforcement operations was carried out after several warnings to motorcycle riders to desist from operating on restricted routes, particularly highways and bridges across the State.
He disclosed further that series of complaints received from the public on illegal and criminal activities perpetuated by these motorcycle operators is seriously alarming and must be checked.
“While some of them harass innocent members of the public at various bus-stops, others engage in all sorts of criminal acts by dispossesing their passengers of valuables such as phones, jewelleries and bags. Also, motorists held in traffic both morning and night around these areas were not spared”
CSP Egbeyemi stated that total clampdown on illegal activities of these motorcycle operators on restricted routes would now be vigorously sustained on daily basis with the full support of other Divisional Police Officers and the Area Commanders across the State.
The Chairman warned dispatch riders using power bikes (200cc above) to desist from engaging in illegal commercial activities as anyone caught violating Lagos State Traffic Laws would be prosecuted.
He urged various motorcyle riders associations across the State to always on regular basis educate their members on all 475 restricted routes and the life threatening danger surrounding plying high-ways and bridges.
The Chairman however confirmed that over 2500 illegal commercial motorcycles impounded by the Agency in the last 3 months (January to March 2019) would be crushed by the government.