The Lagos State Government has revealed that between May 2024 and March 2025, about 517394 traffic infractions were recorded across the state.
Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, revealed this on Tuesday at the annual ministerial press briefing in Ikeja.
Osiyemi disclosed that 470,523 violations were captured by the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology in compliance with Transport Sector Reform Law 2018, as part of the ongoing enforcement of the Speed Limit violations on Lagos Road via the Intelligent Transport System and Plate detection.
He added that 46, 871 violations were recorded in the last one year as captured by the hand-held Traffic Management Solution (TMS) devices for enforcement of rickety vehicles, overloaded vehicles, blacklisted vehicles, unauthorized/illegal and unregistered vehicles.
According to him, in ensuring only roadworthy vehicles ply Lagos roads for sanity, standard, safety and security of lives and property, the Vehicle Inspection Services (VIS) has continued to enforce ‘No Vehicle Inspection, No Road worthiness Certificate’ policy to clamp down on rickety vehicles and improve safety of road users across the metropolis.
Osiyemi said that 1,014,251 roadworthiness certificates were issued between May 2024 and March 2025, as well as 1,014,251 Proof of Ownership (POC issued. Yearly POC commenced in 2023 for the National data bank on Security and Safety. (Guardian)