Lagos State Police Commissioner,Marvel Akpoyibo has ordered all Area Commanders, DPOs and Area Traffic Officers to arrest commercial motorcyclists that contravened traffic regulations.
The order to arrest such motorcyclists was aimed at improving the traffic situation in the state.
Police Public Relations Officer,Frank Mba said the manner in which commercial motorcyclists also known as okada riders disobeyed traffic rules was becoming worrisome to the Commissioner.
Mba said the commissioner’s order must be strictly carried out, stressing that any arrested motorcyclist would be prosecuted according to the law.
According to him, if motorists and motorcyclists obey traffic rules, there will be less traffic jams in Lagos state.
He advised motorists to ensure they put in place all needed facilities during this rainy season, to help reduce traffic jams resulting from broken down vehicles.
Also the Lagos State Government had banned the use of commercial motorcycles for carrying pregnant women with effect from July one.
The operators were also barred from carrying school-age children and women with babies strapped to their backs, as part of the enforcement of traffic laws and regulations in the state.
Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Transportation,Kayode Opeifa,said the enforcement of the law became necessary as the government was keen on protecting the lives of its citizens.
Opeifa advised both the riders and their passengers to wear crash helmets, while all motorcycle operators must possess riders’ cards.
He warned that no okada operator should carry more than one passenger at a time or carry a passenger with load and should not ply the expressway.
Also, anybody below eighteen years of age was barred from operating a commercial motorcycle.
The regulation also banned the fixing of vehicle horns and stereo systems on commercial motorcycles.
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