Commuters were left stranded in Lagos on Monday following a protest by commercial bus drivers over alleged extortion by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Task Force. Some parts of the state, such as Egbeda, Agege, and Iyana…
Task Force clears traders under Apongbon Bridge in overnight raid
The Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) says it carried out an all night raid to clear illegal structures and business centres under Apongbon Bridge, Lagos Island. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, disclosed this to…
*Lagos magistrate slams traffic officers, orders release of impounded car, motorist demands compensation (Punch)*Dowen school: Family demands Coroner Inquest into Sylvester Omoroni’s death (Guardian)
Lagos magistrate slams traffic officers, orders release of impounded car, motorist demands compensation (Punch) A magistrate has ordered the release of a vehicle impounded by officials of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, aka task force, over…
Lagos clamps down on okada riders, hawkers in renewed onslaught (Guardian)
With the general elections concluded, there has been a renewed onslaught against motorcycle operators to enforce the Lagos State Traffic Law 2012. In the last one week, officials of the state task force with the full complement of mobile policemen…