Lagos taskforce impounds 216 Okada

LAGOS – NO fewer than 216 motorcycles both private and commercial otherwise known as Okada were impounded by Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit for contravening traffic rules between June and mid-July.

The Tasks Force Chairman, Superintendent of Police, Bayo Sulayman,  said the state was leaving no stone unturned towards steming the tide of lawlessness in the state.

He said the unit would not relent in its clampdown on indiscipline.
He added that routine inspection of flash spots, especially under bridges to arrest miscreants would continue to ensure the state is totally rid of criminal hideouts.

He said: “Definitely, very soon we have to start a major operation on miscreants. We have to chase them away from Lagos because we have realised that they are returning. As we are removing them some are coming back.“

Sulaiman stressed that impounded motorcycles are  dismantled into pieces and spare parts auctioned at regular intervals for members of the  public, saying the move was to discourage nuisance perpetrated by the operators.

“We will continue the arrest and not allow sentiment to set in, because if we do that is the beginning of failure.”

source: vanguard news