Lagos State Police Command announced that it has arrested 75 people and Impounded 75 vehicles for driving against traffic and indiscriminate parking in different parts of the State.
Police spokesman, Bala Elkana, said 28 of the offenders were arrested for driving against traffic while the rest were arrested for indiscriminate parking at different clubs and businesses in the state.
“Such indiscriminate parking results in major obstructions on the highways and streets and causing traffic gridlock.
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“In as much as such clubs and businesses have the right to run their businesses, our road users equally have the right to free flow of traffic, ” he said.
The Command also issued seven days ultimatum to owners and operators of unregistered vehicles in the state to register their vehicles or face the full weight of the law.
Bala said users of plate numbers with special inscriptions like ‘Chief’ ‘Chairman’ ‘Ambassador’ ‘Baale’ ‘Iya loja’ ‘Sarki’ or bearing personal name, among others, were required by law to register such customize plate numbers.
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