A Lagos mobile court has ordered the forfeiture of 31 vehicles to the state government over traffic related offences.
The Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Chairperson, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, gave an order affecting the forfeiture after the offenders pleaded guilty.
The development was revealed in a statement on Thursday endorsed by Adebayo Taofi, Head of Public Affairs Unit at the Lagos State Task Force.
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The court said, “These 31 drivers were charged with driving in the direction prohibited by Law punishable under Part (III) item 27 of the ‘Lagos State Transport Sector Reformed Law of 2018.
“However, 43 other drivers arraigned for plying the BRT corridors and causing road obstructions have been ordered to pay fines to the government in accordance with the law and severity of their offense.”
Egbeyemi said only 74 of 160 traffic offenders billed to be arraigned before the court have appeared.
“It is painful that with a high level of enlightenment campaigns and several warnings by the government, motorists including private car owners are still driving against traffic, knowing fully well that the penalty for such offence is outright forfeiture of the said vehicle to the government,” the Chairperson added.