The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, also known as the Lagos State Taskforce, has impounded 66 commercial motorcycles in a fresh enforcement operation carried out across parts of Lagos Island.
The exercise, conducted on Monday, August 10, 2026, was aimed at enforcing the state’s restrictions on commercial motorcycle operations and curbing other activities considered disruptive to traffic and public order.
The enforcement team moved through several locations, including CMS Bus Stop, Obalende, Osborne Roundabout, Abraham Adesanya Road, Lekki-Ajah Expressway and the Lagos Coastal Road.
According to the Taskforce, the operators apprehended during the operation were found plying routes where commercial motorcycle operations are prohibited, creating difficulties for motorists and other road users.
A total of 66 motorcycles were subsequently impounded, while the agency said the operation helped restore order in the areas covered.
The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said the agency was strengthening its intelligence-gathering capacity and tactical operations to ensure that illegal Okada activities were eliminated from restricted roads, bridges and highways across the state.
Akerele noted that despite attempts by some operators to evade enforcement, the Taskforce would continue to deploy intelligence-led strategies to identify and apprehend those violating the law.
He warned that the agency’s subsequent operations would extend beyond motorcycle riders to passengers who patronise illegal Okada services on restricted routes.
According to him, offenders would face arrest and prosecution in accordance with the relevant laws of the state.
Akerele also stated that motorcycles impounded during the operations would be forfeited to the Lagos State Government through the courts, pursuant to the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.
The Taskforce said it would sustain enforcement operations across the state until commercial motorcycle operators fully comply with existing transport regulations.
No comments:
Post a Comment