The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has commenced a clean-up enforcement campaign across critical traffic corridors within the metropolis.

This expansive operation began on Thursday with full deployment across high-density zones, such as Oyingbo, Iddo, Eja-Lonibu, Adeniji Adele, Sabo, Jibowu (Inter-State Terminal), and Oshodi.

During the enforcement phase, 235 vehicles – 38 private automobiles,156 painted Volkswagen commercial buses (Danfo), 19 Minibuses (Korope)/tricycles, 5 haulage trucks, and 17 Inter-State passenger buses were impounded for various breaches of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018.

The offenses ranged from unlawful encroachment upon pedestrian pathways, obstruction of vehicular flow, establishment of illegal terminals, to reckless disregard for established traffic regulations.

In one particularly egregious episode, five articulated trucks were intercepted atop the Adeniji Adele Bridge while illicitly offloading livestock, including rams, cows, and abattoir waste.

The sweeping enforcement is being executed at the directive of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, who has championed the response to the entrenched culture of indiscipline that continues to undermine the State’s transportation landscape.

LASTMA said the operation will cover all five administrative divisions of Lagos State such as Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, and Epe, with LASTMA personnel and partner agencies deploying a comprehensive mix of regulatory, logistical, and technological assets to reclaim public roadways from abuse and restore the urban commons to lawful users.

LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said: “LASTMA is now operating under a strict zero-tolerance mandate against traffic infractions. All impounded vehicles will be promptly arraigned before the Lagos State Mobile Court for prosecution. The era of impunity on our roads is over,” he declared with unflinching resolve.

“This operation is not an attack on any demographic or commercial interest; it is an overdue rectification of systemic dysfunction. We call upon every road user to embrace this moment as an invitation to collective civic renewal,” he asserted.

Bakare-Oki warned that any vehicle found engaging in illegal parking, obstructing traffic flow, or violating directional rules (e.g., one-way driving) will henceforth be summarily impounded. He noted that the Authority is fully committed to deploying the full spectrum of legal, operational, and digital surveillance tools to ensure orderliness across the State’s expansive road network.

LASTMA urged members of the public, particularly motorists, to report all instances of traffic violations, environmental nuisances, and misconduct by traffic personnel via LASTMA’s toll-free hotline: 080000527862.