Punch
Nigerians have taken to social media to justify the action of the Lagos State Task Force on traffic offenders that auctioned 134 impounded vehicles on Thursday, September 15, 2022.
The taskforce spokesperson, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, had said the auction was carried out in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Justice.
Abdulraheem added that the vehicles were seized for various traffic offences ranging from driving against traffic otherwise known as on “one-way” to wilful obstruction of traffic flow across various parts of the state.
He continued that the exercise was witnessed by members of the public and the processes are seamless.
However, the taskforce chairperson, Shola Jejeloye, he does not determine the fate of seized vehicles, adding that his role as a police officer is to carry out enforcement exercises, which include confiscation of vehicles for traffic offences and handing them over to mobile court for judgment…
