The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, popularly known as the Lagos State Task Force, has intensified efforts to promote traffic discipline and environmental compliance with a statewide sensitisation campaign targeting motorists, traders and other residents.
The campaign concluded on Thursday, October 15, 2026, with coordinated public enlightenment activities across major locations, including Oshodi, Ikeja, Iyana Ipaja, Iba, Ojo, Kosofe and Lagos Island.
The initiative, themed “Towards Achieving Traffic and Environmental Orderliness and Public Safety in Lagos State: The Dos and Don'ts,” was designed to educate residents on existing traffic and environmental regulations and encourage voluntary compliance.
As part of the grand finale, the chairman of the Task Force, CSP Adetayo Akerele, led officials to the Oshodi axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway for a public awareness exercise tagged “Warning Before Enforcement.”
The team engaged motorists, commercial drivers, street traders and other road users, highlighting the need to obey traffic rules, keep pedestrian walkways clear and avoid activities that obstruct traffic or undermine environmental cleanliness.
Akerele said the campaign was intended to complement the agency's enforcement operations by ensuring that residents understood the relevant laws and had the opportunity to correct violations before sanctions were imposed.
He explained that public education remained essential to addressing traffic congestion, indiscriminate trading on public roads and other environmental infractions affecting public order across Lagos.
According to the chairman, the initiative supports the state government's commitment, under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to creating a cleaner, safer and more orderly environment through sustained sensitisation, stakeholder engagement and effective enforcement.
He noted that the campaign was taken to busy roads, commercial centres and densely populated communities to ensure that the message reached residents in areas facing significant traffic and environmental challenges.
The Task Force chairman stressed that achieving lasting improvements in traffic management and environmental sanitation required the cooperation of all stakeholders, including transport unions, market associations, community leaders, traders and individual road users.
He warned against using public roads, pedestrian walkways and other public infrastructure for unauthorised trading or activities that could endanger pedestrians and disrupt the movement of vehicles.
Commercial drivers were urged to comply with traffic regulations, while traders were advised to restrict their activities to approved locations and avoid encroaching on public spaces.
Akerele reiterated that the “Warning Before Enforcement” approach was intended to encourage voluntary compliance rather than rely solely on punitive measures. He cautioned, however, that continued violations would attract appropriate enforcement action in line with existing laws.
The agency disclosed that the sensitisation programme had covered local government areas and local council development areas across Lagos, with the broader objective of promoting responsible citizenship and strengthening public cooperation with government efforts to maintain order.
It urged residents to sustain the positive practices promoted during the campaign, emphasising that traffic discipline, environmental cleanliness and public safety depended on the collective efforts of all Lagosians.
The statement was signed by AbdulRaheem Gbadeyan, Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit.
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