"Over 10 vehicles of the military were found on the BRT corridor"

Today, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) arrested the drivers of ten vehicles found on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor.

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Coincidentally, the drivers were all in the military.

While speaking at LASTMA's "Operation Stand Strong’’, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bashir Braimah, made this and more known.

"Those that have no business to obey our traffic laws should not be on our roads. We don’t want lawlessness on our roads. Whoever has no good intention should rather park his vehicle at home and allow those who have businesses in Lagos to continue with their businesses without any hindrance. Our focus this morning is to enforce law on BRT corridor and we have made a large number of arrest. People you expect to obey the law are the ones disobeying the law. We have let them know that nobody is above the law. There is law in Lagos, there is a government in Lagos and we shall maintain sanity. For today, the most erring people on BRT lane are the military officers. Over 10 vehicles of the military were found on the BRT corridor and we are going to write the army authorities.’’

He went on to speak on the agency's new method for traffic offenders.

"If Lagosians are saying they cannot be civil with us, we are going to show them the other side of the coin. We are going to sustain this. It is a continuous process until there is sanity on our roads. Violators who thought they escaped will be tracked and arrested because we have photographs bearing their vehicle numbers. There will be no escape route for anybody, this is zero tolerance for lawlessness on Lagos roads, we are out now and we will not relent in this effort. If drivers disobey traffic laws, they should know that they will be caught, if they are caught they will be embarrassed, they will be tried and then face the penalty’’.

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Watch the video below to see a LASTMA officer get what he deserves when his victim becomes his tormentor.