The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA ) initiated an enforcement operation on Sunday, resulting in the impoundment of 78 trucks for unauthorized parking in the Apapa-Ijora area of the state.
This information was conveyed in a statement to news men by Adebayo Taofiq, the Public Relations Officer of LASTMA, on Sunday.
The statement highlighted that LASTMA officers, in collaboration with pertinent security agencies, impounded the vehicles to guarantee a smooth and uninterrupted flow of traffic for Lagosians during the festive season and beyond.
Adebayo quoted Mr. Bakare Oki, the acting General Manager of the agency, stating that enforcement actions would persist, and any form of indiscriminate parking and obstructions in the area would not be accepted.
He urged drivers to take control of the road and to contact the agency’s hotlines to report any abandoned or broken-down trucks.
The statement partly read, “Lagos State Traffic Management Authority today during an early Sunday morning enforcement operations led by General Manager, Mr. Bakare Oki, in conjunction with relevant security agencies to ensure smooth/seamless traffic for Lagosians during this festive season and beyond, impounded another 78 illegally parked containerised trucks on top High Bridge by Lilly Pond inward Apapa and Sifax axis of Ijora (Olopa).”
“The early Sunday morning enforcement operations lasted between 12 am to 7 am. According to Mr. Bakare Oki (G.M LASTMA), the enforcement operations will be continuous with zero tolerance for indiscriminate parking and impediments in the axis.”