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LASTMA Impounds 30 Vehicles Over Illegal Parking
LASTMA impounds 30 vehicles over illegal parking around Apongbon and Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Agency said that owners/drivers of these impounded vehicles would be charged to the Lagos State Mobile Court.
Said exercise was carried out after several warnings to both private and commercial bus drivers to stop indiscriminate parking.
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Wednesday January 17th (today) impounded 30 vehicles over illegal parking around Apongbon and Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
In a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, the agency noted that the exercise is in continuation of a general enforcement operations to unlock every traffic bottleneck across the State.
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Mr. Adebayo also confirmed further that the exercise was carried out after several warnings to both private and commercial bus drivers to stop indiscriminate parking by road sides and walkways across the State.
“It was nauseating seeing these private and commercial bus drivers constituting public nuisance by parking at free will thereby causing avoidable gridlock and inconveniencing to other motorists and road users.”
“We will continue to ensure free flow of traffic by scaling up our enforcement and clampdown on these stubborn private and commercial bus drivers.”
Mr. Adebayo maintained that owners/drivers of these impounded vehicles would be charged to the Lagos State Mobile Court for contravening the provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.
