By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
No fewer than 115 commercial motorcycles were on Wednesday impounded by the operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce in continuation of total clamp down on recracitrant and killer okada operators in the state.
The exercise is consequent upon the recent killing of one Mr. David Omahi by suspected commercial motorcyclists in the area.
According to report, the mop up exercise is aimed at ridding Lekki axis and the entire state of unscrupulous Okada operators who have refused to heed the sound of warning and carried on with their illegal operations.
Leading Wednesday’s exercise, the Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye stormed the axis in a sting operation at mid day and seized 115 bikes for flouting the State Traffic laws of operating on restricted routes and plying the State’s Highways.
Jejeloye said that the Agency will make do of its promise by ensuring that the illegal business carried by these operators will be frustrated till they obey laid down laws of the State.
“This operation will be a continuous one not just in Lekki but in every other part of the State, and we will make sure that their activities are truncated till they abide by the rules. They will never be above the law no matter how large their numbers are” He stated.
CSP Jejeloye made further appealed to Lagosians to join efforts with the Government in ensuring that the fight to restore and maintain sanity on Lagos Roads is won collectively for the betterment of all who reside or visit the City of Lagos
“Restoring sanity is not an easy task, neither is it a job for one man or the Agency alone. If we joined hands together we will achieve our desired goals of ensuring that no one takes the laws into their hands and gets away with it, especially not in a cosmopolitan City like Lagos”
According to a statement by Gbadeyan Abdulraheem Director, Press & Public of the Agency, Jejeloye promised to raid black spots and hideout of Okada operators within the axis and other parts of the State within the coming weeks in order to make their illegal activities unproductive and make the state harsh for any operator who has turned deaf ears to the warnings of the State Government.
“More enforcement for.compliance.activities will be carried in the comings days under the banner of Operation Kogberegbe in order to amplified their shady acitivities in the State.
The chairman stated that business for them will no longer be as usual, “If they refuse to comply with the state best practices by obeying the laws, then they will be arrested and prosecuted, while their bikes will be forfeited to the state government via the court,” Jejeloye concluded.
