Lagos State government yesterday impounded 120 motorcycles and arrested 10 riders at Second Rainbow bus-stop, Mile 2 and Ijesha area.
The Chairman Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said that
enforcement operations were carried out after several warnings to
motorcycle operators to desist from operating on restricted routes,
particularly on highways and bridges across the State.
Egbeyemi said that illegal activities of these motorcycle riders
were on the increased as they now constitute public nuisance around Second Rainbow
towards Mile 2 and Ijesha Bus-stop.
Egbeyemi said: “Some of them harassed innocent members of the
public at various bus-stops while others engaged in all sorts of criminal acts
by dispossessing their passengers of valuables materials such as phone,
jewelries and bags.”
Egbeyemi advised motorcycle riders to properly screened out
criminals amongst their membership and educate others to stop plying any of the
restricted 375 routes which includes highways and bridges across the
State.
He also enjoined private powerbike 200cc above operators,
particularly corporate bodies to warn their dispatched riders to stop engaging
in illegal commercial activities as anyone caught violating any sections of the
Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2012 would be prosecuted. He said
that all 120 impounded motorcycles would be crushed and 10 arrested riders would
be charged to court.
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