Lagos motorists driving against traffic risk jail, vehicle forfeiture

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (task force) has declared that motorists caught driving against the traffic risk a year in prison if found guilty and their vehicles will be forfeited to the government.

The task force stated this in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Femi Moliki, on Sunday while disclosing that 10 vehicles were confiscated for driving against the traffic when the Chairman of the agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, directed his team on a standard enforcement of the traffic law at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road on Friday.

Some of the confiscated vehicles

Jejeloye declared that regardless of the impound-and-auction policy of the state government, motorists were still driving against the traffic, stating that any driver convicted would now face one year in prison and have the vehicle forfeited.

The statement partly read, “Forthwith, the task force will start prosecuting drivers of vehicles impounded for one-way (driving against traffic). It is appalling that despite the seizure of vehicles and their auction after obtaining a court order; a lot of motorists still drive against the traffic. The agency will now implement the traffic law against drivers driving against the normal flow of traffic, which stipulates one-year imprisonment for the drivers and the forfeiture of the vehicles.

“Despite the fact that a lot of lives have been cut short by vehicles driving against the traffic, many motorists are still in the habit of driving against the traffic, putting pedestrians and other road users’ lives in danger. No one will be spared in enforcing the law forthwith.”

The confiscated vehicles include: Sino truck  with number plate LND 26 XW; Toyota Corolla, BDG 935 FY; A-Zebra, AGL 18 AH; Ford Limited, PF 3622 SPY; Toyota Matrix, KSF 15 DS; Highlander, LSD 01 GR; Toyota Hiace, GGE 506 XZ; mini bus, BDG 484 TC; Toyota Hilux, KJA 392 XT; and Toyota Hilux, AAA 987 ET.