LASG Seizes Rickety Vehicles/Warns Against ‘One-way’ Driving, PTML Customs Makes ₦189B, NPF : ‘Install Tracking Devices’, News In The Past Week

LASG seizes rickety vehicles, warns against ‘one-way’ driving, PTML Customs makes ₦189.5 billion, NPF to motorists: ‘install tracking devices’, news in the past week.

Lagos VIS Cracks Down On Rickety Vehicles, Urges Public To Avoid Them For Safety Reasons

The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) has advised the public against boarding rickety vehicles operating on Lagos roads, noting that these vehicles pose serious risks to the safety of commuters and other road users.

The Director of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service, Engr. Akin-George Fashola, gave this warning, following the recent apprehension of several dilapidated vehicles across different parts of the metropolis by VIS operatives.

Commenting on the development, Fashola explained that the apprehended vehicles were in extremely poor condition. He described them as “poorly maintained, with outdated parts and lacking essential safety features, essentially ticking time bombs on Lagos roads.”

The VIS Director emphasised that rickety vehicles have been linked to numerous accidents in the state, often resulting in loss of lives, injuries, and property damage.

PTML Customs Makes ₦189.5B Revenue Through B’Odogwu System, Sustains 2-hour Clearance Time For Vehicles

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ports & Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Area Command, also announced a record-breaking revenue collection of ₦189,516,818,316.92 between November 2024 and mid-April 2025.

According to Comptroller Tenny Daniyan, the record-breaking revenue collected between this period was achieved through the utilization of the indigenous Unified Customs Management System (UCMS), popularly known as B’Odogwu.

On trade facilitation, Comptroller Daniyan stated that the command continues to lead with the fastest cargo clearance time of two hours for compliant Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) consignments.

“We still boast a two-hour clearance window for compliant traders. We are reducing it to one because the Time Release Study (TRS) has guided us. Once you do the proper thing, nobody will delay you. But the moment you’re dubious in your declaration, you forfeit the right to a 24-hour exit,” he warned.

LASTMA Vows To Impound Vehicles Driving Against Trafffic After Head-on Collision Involving Three Trucks

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) also issued a stern warning to motorists against traffic (one-way), saying traffic offenders will be fully prosecuted under existing legal provisions.

In a statement, LASTMA urged motorists—especially operators of articulated vehicles—to abstain from driving against designated traffic flow, an act punishable under the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.

The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, gave this warning while responding to the grievous road traffic incident involving three heavy-duty trucks at the Flour Mills corridor inward Airways, Apapa.

Preliminary findings by LASTMA showed that an empty flatbed truck driving against authorised flow (one-way) collided head-on with other two oncoming container-laden Mark trucks.

‘Install Tracking Devices’ : FCT Police Busts Car Theft Syndicate That Refurbishes And Resells Stolen Vehicles

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has urged vehicle owners in Nigeria to install tracking devices and other anti-theft systems to aid prompt recovery of their stolen vehicles.

This advise follows a distress call received by Durumi Division regarding the theft of a Toyota Corolla, which was later tracked to a workshop in Durumi, where it was discovered undergoing illegal refurbishment.

At the time of recovery, the colour of the stolen Toyota Corolla was being altered in an attempt to evade detection and facilitate a quick resale, according to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on Sunday.

A further search of the premises also led to the recovery of another suspected stolen vehicle, a red Toyota Corolla with registration number GWA 844 CK, which was previously reported stolen from a residence in Jikwoyi.

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