Lagos State Task Force, has ordered immediate release of vehicles impounded at the Agency’s traffic yard in Ikorodu, over various traffic offenses, touting, reported by the public against the unit.

To this end, no fewer than seven vehicles were released to their respective owners, while others were informed to report at the unit office for proper identification and other processes.

Its Chairman, Olayinka Egbeyemi, who paid unscheduled working visit to the traffic park yard released those vehicles to their owners, despite various traffic offences committed including driving against traffic, driving on BRT Lane, obstructions and others.

Egbeyemi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, said the decision to free those vehicles was to prove that government was not to create hardship in the State but it would also not tolerate lawlessness from the people.

He said the action was also to inform Lagosians that government does not encourage touting or bribery and that the Agency would take action against any of its agency’s officer found guilty of such crime.

Egbeyemi reiterated his commitment of ensuring adequate discipline among his men even as he announced that any taskforce member caught collecting bribe or extortion from members of the public will face the wrath of the Law.

He said they would continue to zero tolerance for driving against traffic to make recalcitrant motorists to be law-abiding.

Egbeyemi charged members of the taskforce to desist from any act that can dent the image of the unit, pointong out that it would be difficult to enforce law once they engage in corrupt act.

According to him, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Imohimi Edgal had declared zero tolerance to corruption and declared that corruption would not have a place during his tenure as police boss in the State.

Egbeyemi said the unit understand the plight of the masses. But that laws must be respected so as to make the State livable for people.

One of the freed vehicles’ owner before leaving the traffic yard in Ikorodu cast blames of his wrong on passengers, though vowed not to succumb to pressure in the future.

Besides, one Segun Olusoga, a private taxi driver, claimed that a passenger he had in his vehicle pleaded with him to manoeuvre traffic that she was late for appointment.

“I drive Toyota Corolla car with registration number AGL 136 BH, in the process of trying to satisfy my client, I maneuver traffic and was caught but to my surprise the passenger eventually left me with my probkem”

The case of Akinpelu Atanda with plate number KSF 10 FB was similar as he admitted to wrong doing also pleaded not to repeat it again “I don’t know why I was in a hurry, now that I was arrested where am rushing to, I can’t go again.