LASPA Warns Against Destruction Of Parking Signage

The Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) warns against destruction of parking signage.

LASPA GM informed that the signage are strategically installed to regulate parking activities, ensure traffic flow.

She stressed that it is a criminal offence for any individual or group to tamper with parking infrastructure/signages.

The Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has urged residents to desist from the indiscriminate destruction of the various road signages installed across the state for the effective management and parking control.

‎The General Manager of LASPA, Mrs Adebisi Adelabu, who gave the warning during a recent chat with the press, notes that some of the road signages installed by the agency are being vandalised.

‎She informed that the signage, which are strategically installed across the state at different road locations, are used in regulating parking activities, ensuring traffic flow and enhancing public safety.

‎Emphasising that the signages are part of public infrastructure meant to enhance model parking, she stressed that it is a criminal offence for any individual to tamper with any of the parking infrastructure and signages.

She noted that chapter 17, section 35 of the Criminal Law Code of Nigeria, states that :

“Unlawful interference with property, Any person who unlawfully disconnects, removes, tampers, meddles with or in any manner interferes with the use of any private or public property commits a felony and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for three (3) years”

According to her : “Vandalism of parking signage poses a threat to public safety, disrupts the smooth flow of traffic, and creates inconvenience for motorists seeking parking spaces.”

“LASPA condemns, in the strongest terms, the destruction of the State Parking signages and would not hesitate to take necessary legal measures to ensure perpetrators are brought to book”.

Reiterating the commitment of LASPA to improving the state’s parking infrastructure, Adelabu called on members of the public to take responsibility for public infrastructure in their areas.

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