The suspects,
Daily Trust learnt, were arrested on the orders of the Chairman, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, Shola Jejeloye, after receiving many complaints from some of their victims.
Femi Moliki, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the taskforce, who confirmed the arrest, identified the suspects as Samuel Oyegbule, 52, Olayiwola Thomas, 53 and Kola Taiwo 47.
Moliki said as at the time of the arrest, the suspect had extorted N25,000 from one of their victims for obstruction, adding that another victim also alleged he was extorted of the same amount the previous day.
He said the first victim who does not want his name mentioned, alleged that the suspects walked up to his vehicle while he was waiting for traffic light at Oyetayo Street, in Oshodi and accused him of committing a traffic offence and he was forced to Oshodi – Isolo Local Government Secretariat, Oshodi, where he was made to cough out N25,000 as fine.
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Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, also known as Task force, Shola Jejeloye, said the 10 vehicles were impounded on Friday night on Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road.
Jejeloye who also vowed to commence the arrest and prosecution of drivers of vehicles impounded for driving against traffic laws, in addition to the forfeiture of such vehicles, said despite appeal for people to desist from the act, many still find it convenient to drive against traffic.
The chairman of the agency, who led his team on a routine enforcement of traffic laws in the metropolis, ran into some of the vehicles driving against traffic on Airport Road on Friday night.
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The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (task force) has announced that motorists caught driving against the traffic will now face up to a year in prison if convicted and their vehicles will be forfeited to the government.
The task force said this in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Femi Moliki, on Sunday while announcing that 10 vehicles were impounded for driving against the traffic when the Chairman of the agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, led his team on a routine enforcement of the traffic law at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road on Friday.
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