The Lagos State Government has impounded 120 motorcycles and arrested 10 riders at Second Rainbow Bus Stop, Mile 2 and Ijesha.
The Chairman Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said enforcement operations were carried out after several warnings to motorcycle operators to desist from operating on restricted routes, particularly on highways and bridges across the State.
Egbeyemi said the illegal activities of these motorcycle riders were on the increase as they now constitute public nuisance around Second Rainbow towards Mile 2 and Ijesha Bus Stop.
Egbeyemi said: “Some of them harass innocent members of the public at various bus stops, while others engage in all sorts of criminal acts by dispossessing their passengers of valuable materials such as phone, jewelries and bags.”
Egbeyemi advised motorcycle riders to properly screen out criminals among themselves and educate others to stop plying any of the restricted 375 routes, which include highways and bridges across the State.
He also enjoined private power bike 200cc above operators, particularly corporate bodies, to warn their dispatch riders to stop engaging in illegal commercial activities as anyone caught violating any section of the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2012 would be prosecuted.
He said all 120 impounded motorcycles would be crushed and the 10 arrested riders charged to court.
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