The Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force), CSP Shola Jejeloye, has revealed why they impounded 354 commercial motorcycles (Okada) across the state.
Jejeloye highlighted the ongoing safety risks caused by Okada operators on prohibited highways as the major reason, noting how they endanger the lives of commuters.
The taskforce’s one week operation resulted in the seizure of 174 bikes along the Abule Ado axis; 50 in Lagos Island; 50 in Berger axis; 50 in the Grammar School area and 70 in the Abule Egba axis.
“There will be no sacred cows in the enforcement of okada operations in the State. Therefore, any uniform man caught conveying passengers on a bike for commercial purposes will be thoroughly dealt with.
“We should be the ones setting the right examples, not breaking them. It will no longer be business as usual. Any operator found wanting will be severely dealt with according to the laws of the State.
“It is our resolve in 2024 to ensure that the final end of every enforcement is the court. The fixed mindset of all environmental and traffic violators who think they can get away with every infraction through “man know man” or godfatherism will not be tolerated. Enough is enough,” Jejeloye declared.
