No fewer than 344 commercial motorcycles (also known as Okada) were impounded by the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) in seven days in different parts of the state.

The Public Relations Officer of the unit, GBADEYAN ABDULRAHEEM, disclosed this in a statement.

ABDULRAHEEM said the seizures were made during the raid carried out in Abule-Ado area with 174 motorcycles seized, Lagos Island 50 motorcycles, Berger/Grammar School 50 motorcycles and 70 others from Abule-Egba axis.

The spokesperson said the unit has warned men in uniform, like soldiers and policemen, against disobedience to traffic law, urging them to obey the extant rules and regulation of the State or be prosecuted.

He said that Taskforce has vowed to bring the operations of unruly motorcyclists in the state to a complete halt as it carries out the week-long raid across various parts of the Metropolis.

According to him, the agency’s chairman, SHOLA JEJELOYE, has vowed to cripple the activities of Commercial motorcyclists plying along some highways in the state.