The motorcyclists and street traders were arrested during a special operation by a joint task force on enforcement of traffic laws. They were arrested for plying restricted areas and hawking on the highway. The operation was carried out on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, Ikorodu, Agege Motot roads, Orile-Iganmu, Costain, Mile 2, Lagos Island and Oshodi-Apapa expressway. The task force comprised operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and Lagos State Task Force on Environment headed by Olatunji Disu, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Supol Olubokola Abe. The operation, the team said, would be continuous to ensure that road users complied with the State Traffic Laws and Regulations.
The team said preliminary investigations revealed that motorcycles were used to commit robbery and other nefarious activities on the highway. “This operation is an in thing to bring sanity to our highway. This will in no small measure prevent in-traffic robbery and criminal attacks on motorists and commuters, which have become a menace to the metropolis,” the team said.
-The Nation-
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