About 150 motorcyclists were arrested and their bikes impounded by the Lagos State Environmental Enforcement and Special Offences Unit.
The unit’s spokesman, Mr. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, stated on Sunday that 10 persons, including motorcyclists and passengers, were also arrested and prosecuted for plying the BRT corridor.
He stated that the motorcycles were impounded after a weeklong operation at Ogba, Apapa, “Trade Fair’’, Elemoro, Ojodu and environs.
Abdulraheem stated that there had been about 95 percent compliance with the ban, but that the 150 motorcycles impounded were used to flout the order.
“It has come to our notice that commercial motorcyclists have aggressively been returning to the restricted routes.
“Any commercial motorcyclist caught will have his motorcycle crushed. Passengers and riders who are caught will be charged in court.
“Ten commercial motorcyclists and passengers were arrested for riding on the restricted BRT corridor.
“They were in court and were fined N50,000 each or serve three months at the Badagry Correctional Centre,’’ he stated.
Abdulraheem reiterated that the unit would continue to enforce the ban to achieve orderliness on Lagos roads.
“No amount of aggression or resistance by commercial motorcyclists can match our determination to create an enabling environment for every law-abiding `Lagosian’,’’ he added.
Abdulraheem said that the unit impounded at least 20,000 commercial motorcycles between January and September. NAN
