The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit has obtained a Court Order authorizing the sale of 88 vehicles impounded by the Agency for contravening the One-Way Traffic Law and forfeited to the Government by an order of a Lagos State Mobile Court.
Chairman of the Agency identified as CSP Shola Jejeloye, made it known that the public auction of the 88 vehicles impounded by the enforcement team of the Agency in different parts of the State, would hold in line with COVID-19 protocols tomorrow, 20th of January, 2021, at the Agency’s Car Park (Behind Shoprite), Alausa, Ikeja.
The chairman said, “The offenders were arraigned before the Lagos Mobile Court and found guilty of the said crime which resulted in the forfeiture of their vehicles to the State government by the Court in line with Part (3) item (27) of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018”.
CSP Shola Jejeloye further urged all motorists to stay away from driving against traffic (one-way) as the penalty is outright forfeiture of such vehicle to the government without an option of fine.
The Taskforce Chairman also disclosed that other traffic offenders caught moving through the BRT corridors or those causing obstruction to other road users were also arraigned and fined by Lagos State Mobile Court at Bolade, Oshodi.
While re-disclosing the State government’s zero-tolerance for the violation of the law under any guise, the Chairman maintained that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has directed the Agency to continue the prosecution of traffic offenders until sanity is restored on Lagos roads and law-abiding citizens are permitted to commute without being impeded by unlawful individuals.
