23rd September, 2010
The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences has begun to release impounded motorcycles seized from riders that flaunted the laws and order of the state government.
Their release, it was learnt, was in response to the request made by Mr. Tunji Pekins, Chairman, Motorcycle Operators Association of Lagos State (MOALS), who had appealed to the state government to intervene for the release of its members’ motorcycles seized by men of the Task Force.
The chairman had made the appeal during a forum between the state government and commercial motorcyclists in the state, held recently in Ikeja.
During the forum, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, had promised to look into the association’s request and that motorcycles that have not been confiscated by the court would be released.
Lagos Bulletin also learnt that in fulfilment of the promise, the governor has ordered the immediate release of all motorcycles in the custody of the Task Force, whose cases have not been decided by the court.
Mr. Bayo Sulaimon, Chairman of the unit, confirmed the state government’s directive and stated that the unit has started to release motorcycles that have not been confiscated by the court.
He called on owners of seized motorcycles whose cases are yet to be decided by the court to come to the Alausa headquarters of the unit with genuine proof of ownership for the release of their motorcycles.
