Lagos State Task Force has impounded 309 commercial motorcycles during a coordinated enforcement operation along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as part of efforts to improve traffic flow, restore order and enhance security along the busy transport corridor.
The exercise forms part of the Lagos State Government’s ongoing crackdown on commercial motorcycle operators plying restricted routes, as authorities intensify the enforcement of traffic, environmental and public safety regulations across the state.
Carried out in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and with support from the Lagos State Police Command, the operation also targeted illegal structures, street trading and other environmental violations around the Alaba Rago International Market and adjoining communities.
According to the agency’s spokesperson, Abdulraheem Gbadeyan, the exercise was designed to strengthen public safety and deny criminal elements the opportunity to operate under the guise of commercial activities.
He said the operation aligns with the state government’s THEMES Plus Agenda and complements ongoing security initiatives by the Lagos State Police Command aimed at combating kidnapping, banditry and other criminal activities.
Gbadeyan disclosed that enforcement teams covered several locations along the ECOWAS Road and Lagos-Badagry Expressway, including Orile-Iganmu Bus Stop, Suuru-Alaba Bus Stop, Mile 2 Underbridge, Mazamaza Bus Stop, Festac First Gate, Iyana-Ira, Abule-Ado, Alakija Bus Stop, Iyana-Iba, Alaba Rago, Old Ojo Road and Okoko Bus Stop.
He confirmed that a total of 309 commercial motorcycles were seized during the operation for violating the state’s transport regulations.
The enforcement drive also reinforces the government’s implementation of
