Three men allegedly assaulted a police officer in Akute area of Lagos State as he attempted to book them for traffic offence.
Continue reading »THREE MEN ASSAULT POLICEMAN OVER TRAFFIC OFFENCE
Tag: Traffic law
LAGOS OKADA RIDERS TO GET IDENTIFICATION WITHIN THREE DAYS OR RISK ARREST
The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, has given commercial motorcyclists in the state three days to register with any of the two relevant associations or risk arrest.
Continue reading »HOODLUMS ATTACK LAGOS TASK FORCE PERSONNEL OVER OKADA SEIZURE
Commercial activities at Iyana-Ipaja in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State were, yesterday, halted for several minutes when hoodlums attacked Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency (Task Force) personnel for enforcing 2012 Lagos Road Traffic Law, vandalising their vehicles.
Continue reading »LASTMA DECLARES ZERO TOLERANCE ON VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC LAWS
…Urges voluntary compliance by motorists The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday urged motorists to voluntarily comply with the relevant traffic laws operating in the State, vowing to deal decisively with violators in accordance with the law. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olawale Musa, who stated this after meeting with the Zonal Heads and Commanders at the agency’s […]
Continue reading »LASG WARNS TRUCK DRIVERS AGAINST SPEEDING, HARASSMENT
The Lagos State Government has warned drivers of trucks and other articulated vehicles against speeding and harassing of other road users. The government said it would intensify the enforcement of the Lagos State Traffic Law 2012 to reduce accidents as the year ended. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Drivers Institute, Philip Ogunlade, spoke at a sensitisation organised […]
Continue reading »TASK FORCE ARRESTS FOUR DRIVERS FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES
For driving against traffic, the operatives of the Lagos State Task Task Force on Tuesday arrested four private vehicle drivers around the metropolis, just as it impounded 17 motorcycles for the same offence. Vehicles arrested for driving against traffic include a Toyota Highlander with registration number EKY 121 CU, a Toyota 4Runner with registration number GGE 892 DM, a Toyota […]
Continue reading »CURBING LAWLESSNESS OF TRAILER DRIVERS
The Federal Road Safety Commission’s declaration of intent to impound trailers parked indiscriminately on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is a fresh attempt to tackle an old problem that had defied all manner of solutions in the past. Yet, it is a problem that has to be confronted head-on if road users are to be delivered from the nightmare that travelling on […]
Continue reading »ENFORCEMENT OF LAGOS STATE TRAFFIC LAWS: REMOVAL OF VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE IN ORDER
The Lagos State Government on Monday has defended the enforcement method of its Special Offences Task Force which favours the removal of number plates of erring vehicles over clamping down and towing of vehicles. The government also denied allegations of highhandedness against officials of the Task Force and those of the Special Offences Tribunal (Mobile Court), describing the coterie of […]
Continue reading »“BUILD HOLDING BAYS OR RISK A SHUT DOWN!” AMBODE WARNS TANK FARM OWNERS
Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday said enforcement of the state traffic law would commence to ease the state of traffic gridlock and criminal activities. Ambode spoke at a news conference on the security and traffic situation in the state, shortly after a Security Council meeting at Lagos House, Alausa. He gave a 90-day grace period to all tank […]
Continue reading »CLAMPDOWN ON ERRANT MOTORISTS AND OKADA RIDERS IMMINENT— LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday read the riot act to commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called Okada riders, commercial buses and street hawkers, saying the state government would no longer tolerate their nefarious activities on the streets and highways which have caused untold hardship for the people of the state in recent times. Addressing Government House Correspondents shortly […]
Continue reading »OKADA RIDERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 16 TO FULLY COMPLY WITH ROUTES RESTRICTION IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Government has issued a 21-day ultimatum effective from June 25 to commercial motorcycle operators to desist from operating on all restricted routes in the state including all bridges and 475 routes among others.
Continue reading »