Lagos warns motorists against fake vehicle documents, moves to arrest offenders

The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has warned motorists crossed the authorities to debar dealing with unauthorized agents issuing fake conveyance documents, saying specified practices are amerciable and punishable by law.

The Ministry successful a connection raised the alarm aft observing that immoderate individuals person been producing and distributing fake documents, including Roadworthiness Certificates and different conveyance particulars, to unsuspecting members of the public.

“The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has noticed that immoderate unscrupulous individuals are issuing fake conveyance documents similar Roadworthiness Certificates and different Vehicle Particulars to unsuspecting motorists crossed the State,” the connection said.

Condemning the development, the Ministry stressed that conveyance documentation is strictly handled by approved agencies nether its supervision, and immoderate papers obtained extracurricular these channels is not valid.

“The Ministry powerfully condemns this fraudulent signifier and wishes to authorities unequivocally that conveyance documentation is simply a statutory relation carried retired lone by duly authorized agencies of the Ministry,” the connection added.

It warned that motorists who get specified fake documents hazard facing ineligible consequences, arsenic good arsenic posing a menace to nationalist information connected the roads.

“Any papers issued extracurricular these authoritative channels is invalid and constitutes a superior offence. ...