The Lagos State Government on Thursday wielded more than the big stick in its war against traffic offenders as it auctioned some 134 vehicles.
It could obviously not crush such as it does seized commercial motorcycles.
Besides a Magistrate’s Court had after trial, forteired the offenders’ vehicles to the government for auctioning.
The auctioning was carried out at the headquarters of Lagos State Taskforce and Special Offences Unit, Bolade Oshodi, Oshodi-Isolo Local Goverment Area.
As ‘The Vanguard’ reports, residents thronged the venue to bid for various types of vehicles including cars, buses, Sport Utility Vehicles, SUV, among others.
According to the Chairman of the agency. Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Sola Jejeloye, through the Public Affairs Officer, PAO, Mr Raheem Ggbadeyanka, the vehicles were impounded by the state’s task force for flouting traffic rules and regulations, particularly, for driving against the flow of traffic.
The impounded cars were auctioned and given to the highest bidders.
