*Street traders arrested will face prosecution in court
The Lagos State Taskforce in a decisive move to restore free vehicular movement has conducted a successful enforcement operation at Ikotun Bus stop, opposite Irepodun Market along Idimu Road, where traders and commercial buses, popularly referred to as Danfo had caused untold traffic inconveniences to BRT buses, motorists and pedestrians plying the roads.
The move was also to ensure compliance with Lagos State traffic and Environmental laws.
The Operation led by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP, Adebayo Akerele, extended to Ikotun Roundabout along Ijegun Road, and addressed the long – standing complaints about the street trading on kerb and walkways, where buyers engage in illegal parking and commercial vehicles obstructing free flow of traffic around the axis.
“The exercise initiated was in response to the observations seen through the Agency’s “See Something, Say Something” feedback mechanism, swiftly led to the clearing of the BRT corridors and walkways that had turned the roads into bottlenecks.
Mrs Zanaib Ajokeade a resident and other commuters along this axis appreciated the Agency and expressed relief, noting that the streets previously impassable, are now free for pedestrians, passengers and vehicles move in and out of the streets.
CSP Akerele assured residents that the Lagos State Taskforce remains committed to sustaining this correction currently being carried out by the Agency and urged traders and motorists to complied with various market and traffic laws and regulations across the the state.
