Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Lagos State govt to crush 3000 seized motorbikes


The Lagos State government has concluded plans to crush 3000 seized motorbikes.
The motorbikes were mostly seized from commercial cyclists, who allegedly flouted the state’s new traffic laws.
The seizing of the 3000 motorbikes is equivalent to depriving 3000 families of their means of livelihood, especially in a country, where there is no employment.
It is also means likely increase in crime and robberies, since most of the commercial bike riders in Lagos State, seem not to have alternative means of making money.
In the new traffic laws in Lagos, there is no room for bailing of impounded motorbikes or vehicles.
One of the laws stipulates that any vehicle or motorbike impounded for flouting traffic law immediately becomes the property of the state government.
The motorbikes would be crushed because the government had no use for them in the scheme of things in the government policy, unlike ceased vehicles.

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