A total of ten thousand four hundred and fifty-five traffic offenders were arrested in Lagos between January and February this year.

According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, in January, the number of offenders stood at four thousand six hundred and eighty-six with five thousand two hundred and fifty-eight number of offences.

It says in February, the number of offenders was four thousand three hundred and ninety-nine while the number of offences was five thousand one hundred and ninety-seven.

Its Lagos Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, noted that the Corps was carrying out its operation in Lagos with care to avoid unnecessary tension in view of the sensitive nature of the state.

According to him, the command have to carry out its mandate of removing rickety vehicles and reduce accident on the high way.

He urged motorists to obtain their drivers’ licences, saying that the corps would continue to arrest drivers without valid licences.