The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 84 commercial and private vehiclesduring a weekend enforcement operation targeting traffic violations across Idumota, Iddo, Ijora-Olopa, Costain and Onipanu. The exercise focused on one-way driving, illegal parking, unauthorised garages and other practices affecting traffic flow and road safety.

LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said the operation was carried out to restore order and ensure compliance with traffic regulations. He expressed particular concern over commercial buses allegedly reversing against traffic along the one-way stretch from Iddo to Idumota through Carter Bridge, warning that the practice could endanger motorists, commuters and pedestrians.

The enforcement operation reportedly encountered resistance from some individuals, with LASTMA officials allegedly assaulted and some operational vehicles damaged. The agency said some of the suspected hoodlums involved in the attacks were arrested.

Bakare-Oki reiterated that transport operators and other road users had been warned against using under-bridge spaces, road setbacks and other unauthorised locations as illegal garages. He urged motorists and commercial bus operators to desist from one-way driving, dangerous reversing, illegal parking and indiscriminate loading, adding that the enforcement campaign would continue.