The Lagos State Taskforce has continued with its mop-up exercise to rid Lekki axis and the entire State of unscrupulous Okada operators who have refused to heed the warning of government and have carried on with their illegal operations in the area.
The exercise is in continuation of a total clampdown on recalcitrant and daring Okada operators following the murder of David Imoh by suspected commercial motorcyclists in the area.
Leading the exercise on Wednesday, the Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye stormed the axis in a sting operation at mid-day and seized 115 bikes for flouting the State Traffic laws of operating on restricted routes and plying the State’s Highways.
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This was contained in a statement forwarded to Quest Times, Wednesday, by the force Director, Press & Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem.
Jejeloye said that the Agency will make good its promise by ensuring that the illegal business carried out by these operators will be frustrated till they obey the laid down laws of the State.
“This operation will be a continuous one not just in Lekki but in every other part of the State, and we will make sure that their activities are truncated till they abide by the rules. They will never be above the law no matter how large their numbers are,” he stated.
CSP Jejeloye made further appeals to Lagosians to join efforts with the Government in ensuring that the fight to restore and maintain sanity on Lagos roads is won collectively for the betterment of all who reside or visit the City of Lagos.
“Restoring sanity is not an easy task, neither is it a job for one man or the Agency alone. If we join hands together we will achieve our desired goals of ensuring that no one takes the laws into their hands and gets away with it, especially not in a cosmopolitan City like Lagos,” he said.
The Chairman promised to raid black spots and hideouts of Okada operators within the axis and other parts of the State in the coming weeks to make their illegal activities unproductive and make the state harsh for any operator who has turned deaf ears to the warnings of the State Government.
“More enforcement for compliance activities will be carried out in the coming days under the banner of Operation Kogberegbe to amplify their shady activities in the State.”
The Chairman also stated that business for them will no longer be as usual.
“If they refuse to comply with the State’s best practices by obeying the laws, then they will be arrested and prosecuted, while their bikes will be forfeited to the State Government via the Court,” Jejeloye said.
