Task Force Seizes 64 Commercial Motorcycles in Lagos State

Task Force has seized 64 commercial motorcycles in Lagos State.

Eko Hot News reports that the Lagos task force has carried out a comprehensive enforcement operation on commercial motorcycles, seizing 64 of them in a renewed effort to sustain sanity and safety on roads.

The spokeswoman of the transport ministry, Bolanle Ogunlola, made this comment in a statement issued on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Ogunlola noted that the operations, which took place on Monday, also targeted activities of street traders, illegal park operators, and other unlawful activities across major highways and inner routes on the Lagos Mainland.

“The clean-up exercise, which commenced around 11.00 a.m., covered key locations including Ebute Metta Axis, Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos-Badagry Expressway, and Surulere Local Government/LCDA areas, as well as adjoining restricted routes.

“During the operation, enforcement teams combed major roads such as Apapa Road, Murtala Mohammed Way, Herbert Macaulay Road, Western Avenue, Iganmu Roundabout, Eric Moore Road, Bode Thomas Road, Babs Animashaun, Ogunlana Drive.

“Also covered are Itire Link Bridge, Muyiwa Opaleye Street, Odo-Olowu, Gbagada-Anthony Expressway, Ikorodu Road, 2nd Rainbow, and Alakija, among others,” she said.

The transport ministry’s spokeswoman said that the commercial motorcycles impounded ensured the restoration of order and free vehicular movement in the affected areas.

Ogunlola said that the Lagos state task force reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustaining a clean, safe, and orderly environment in line with the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018.

The transport ministry’s spokeswoman disclosed that the law prohibited commercial motorcycles on certain highways and major routes across the state.