By CHIAZO OGBOLU

Traffic Management Solution devices of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) captured 38,000 vehicles for various traffic offences in the second quarter of 2026.

The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

Bakare-Oki added that the agency apprehended more than 3,000 vehicles for traffic offences through physical enforcement.

He noted that physical enforcement targeted offences such as indiscriminate parking, failure to use designated bus stops, and other traffic violations disrupting free-flow of traffic.

He also said that physical enforcement covered driving against traffic, illegal use of Bus Rapid Transit lane, and failure to wear seat belts.

“LASTMA is trying to move from physical enforcement to technology-driven enforcement, and that is why we captured more vehicles with technology in the second quarter of the year,” he said.

He said that court papers were issued to drivers of the captured vehicles after sufficient evidence of traffic violations was established against them.

“After the court papers, they were taken to the Lagos State Mobile Court . It is only the mobile court that has the right to convict or issue fine.

“Motorists who choose not to appear in court after receiving court papers may complete a waiver form in LASTMA’s Legal Department, relinquishing their right to litigation after paying the prescribed penalty.

“We encourage them to appear at the Lagos State Mobile Court to be given fair hearing,” he said.

He urged the motoring public to be law -abiding.

The LASTMA boss said that a joint enforcement by some agencies was ongoing on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as directed by the state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the last monthly environmental sanitation.

“He ordered that all agencies concerned should clear the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

“The agencies include LASTMA, Lagos State Waste Management Authority, Lagos State Kick Against Indiscipline, IRS Task force, and Lagos State Ministry of Environment.

“This started last week. It is aimed at clearing trashes, removing vehicles and all other encumbrances from the road,” he said. (NAN)

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