Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, arrested a police officer who rode his 100 CC commercial motorcycle on the Agege Motor Road, Ikeja in defiance of the traffic law.

It would be recalled that the state governor, on August 2, signed into law the road traffic law which restricted the activities of Okada operators on 475 roads in the metropolis.

The officer, Mr. Ebahan Johnson, a Police Sergeant, who was accosted on the ever busy expressroad by the governor at the Airport Bus-stop, Ikeja, during an inspection tour of on-going projects in the Lagos-West Senatorial District of the state, was riding a red Bajaj motorcycle.
Johnson, who initially resisted arrest, succu- mbed when he realised that it was the governor that accosted him.

Speaking on the arrest, Fashola said; “There is no one who would be above the law. If anyone cannot submit himself to the law of the state, then that person should please, leave the state.”

The governor warned that the state government will not condone any violation of the road traffic law which was signed into law to bring sanity into road transportation.

According to him: “There is no society where laws are not broken but the state government will increase its enforcement to ensure that residents of the state comply with the law.

“And as we move on the road if we see anyone violating the law, we will stop and arrest him.”
According to the governor, the officer in question will be handed to the Commissioner of Police, Umar Mankko for proper prosecution.

“I am sure he would be prosecuted,” he said.





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Good for him.

Those that are
supposed to uphold the
laws breaks the law. Those that
we entrusted with our money
steals them. Those we
entrusted with leading us are leading us astray, those
entrusted with providing us
jobs are daily selling our
national heritages to
themselves in the name of
privatisation.f.uck this country

Most of the okada riders that are still plying the restricted routes are police officers, soldiers or LASTMA. We have handful of them at Oshodi plying abeokuta express roads.

some individuals are just rebel by birth,they delight happiness in breaking rules set before them.

That serves him right

@geez, snap a picture of him and post it online.

M nt in support of motocycles bt i tot he promised nt to ban bikes. I can remember ds okada guys doing stunt on their bike during hs campaigne. .may b next time, okada associatn shld make an aspiring govt campaining n soliciting 4 their vote to Sign a legal document of their promises so they dnt bridge it. . .

No wonder the npf is so useless.

There is no one who would be above the law. If anyone cannot submit himself to the law of the state, then that person should please, leave the state. I love that part my governor.

Am sure dat bike he is riding must be the one he seized from an okada man.

Policeman don enter one chance be that. I love this, more of this to come.

i thought the law banned commercial okada,never knew it also affected private ownership. nawa for lagos state oooo

the same pple who ar supposed to enforce the law ar breaking it.

Good development.

Just last week, I saw about 6 policemen on two Okadas ( three on each ) and I was like are these black devils above the law . I uploaded the pics on my FB wall and someone said they are on patrol...right on the highway;abi

Awesome ...

God will arrest those who arrest us and they will never know rest.

Rightly so. He should be made an example in this War against indiscipline amongst the men in uniform . You can't be an implementer of the law as well as be a criminal .

During Idiagbon's time, he would have been thrashed first and instantly dismissed on the spot.

Even if you don't agree with the law, you are still bound by it. Now he can carry on his protest in Kirikiri prison and spend Christmas with those ugly smelly flies.

Lobatan.

wow! Its a honour to be arrested by the gov'nor himself!!

Good for him. I hope he has been stripped of his uniform already.

I love this man.....FASHOLA TURNS TO FASHORO.....dare him not,lagosians.

Fashola is working.....

Those LATSMA riders with their bikes are allowed abi?

Serves him Right!! Stupid officials, they are supposed to uphold the law but they are the ones breaking it.

Good one, but i still believe that this law only affects the low class.

Lobatan

Inspector Okoro, Fashola don seize your bike,kon still arrest Sani join.

What exactly is the punishment for him
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My Governor is strict, his subordinates are wild just watch Ur back and try to make it quick

I have said it earlier that this Law Banning OKADA will byte on every occupant/indigen of Lagos state both high and mighty.

Even POLICE officer tought they have become celibrity as a result of Okada ban not knowing the same Law is coming to hurt them.

God is watching us all.