Lagos arrests, prosecutes 859 traffic offenders

Lagos State Government has disclosed that nary less than 859 postulation offenders were apprehended and prosecuted crossed Lagos Island and Ikeja implicit assorted traffic-related violations.

The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu connected Central Business Districts, Bola Olumegbon Lawal, revealed this on Tuesday during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing commemorating the 3rd day of the administration’s 2nd word successful office.

Lawal besides disclosed that 24 tricycles were seized and prosecuted for offences ranging from amerciable parking and unlawful U-turns to postulation airy violations and driving against traffic.

According to her, the Lagos State Central Business Districts person sustained efforts aimed astatine improving the concern situation and enhancing the wide surviving conditions for residents, commuters and visitors wrong the state.

She noted, however, that maintaining instrumentality and bid wrong the districts has continued to contiguous important challenges for enforcement officials.

Lawal recalled that unit of the bureau had connected respective occasions travel nether onslaught from suspected hoodlums and individuals allegedly linked to the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW.

She added that contempt the challenges, the bureau had continued to fortify its operations done regular grooming and retraining programmes for offici...