The Lagos State Task Force has launched a renewed enforcement operation targeting commercial motorcyclists, street traders, and illegal park operators, seizing 64 motorcycles in the process.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, Mrs. Bolanle Ogunlola, the operation was carried out on Monday across several major highways and inner routes on the Lagos Mainland to restore sanity and ensure safety on the roads.
“The clean-up exercise, which commenced around 11.00 a.m., covered key locations including Ebute Metta Axis, Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos-Badagry Expressway, and Surulere Local Government/LCDA areas, as well as adjoining restricted routes,” Ogunlola said.
She added that enforcement teams also combed several major roads during the exercise.
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“During the operation, enforcement teams combed major roads such as Apapa Road, Murtala Mohammed Way, Herbert Macaulay Road, Western Avenue, Iganmu Roundabout, Eric Moore Road, Bode Thomas Road, Babs Animashaun, Ogunlana Drive.
“Also covered are: Itire Link Bridge, Muyiwa Opaleye Street, Odo-Olowu, Gbagada-Anthony Expressway, Ikorodu Road, 2nd Rainbow, and Alakija, among others,” she stated.
Ogunlola noted that the motorcycles seized during the exercise helped to ease traffic flow and restore order in the affected areas.
She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to maintaining a clean, safe, and organized transportation environment, in line with the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, which prohibits the operation of commercial motorcycles on specific highways and major routes across the state.