Lagos State declares jail term for the following traffic offences

Lagos state government has announced that traffic violators will henceforth, be sanctioned and brought to book in order to put an end to impunity and recklessness on the roads.

This will take effect today Monday and will strictly be enforced by Traffic courts. 

This call was made in line with Lagos State Traffic law 2012 which states that violators of some traffic laws can be jailed for some number of months. 

Below are the seven offences that offenders can either be fined, imprisoned or both…

– Driving an unlicensed vehicle
– Driving with a fake number plate
– Driving a vehicle with an unauthorized or defective number plate
– Driving with a forged driver’s licence
– Neglect of traffic directions
– Driving motorcycle without approved crash element by driver and passenger
– Operating vehicle within restricted routes or beyond official hours.

Furthermore, the state government last Friday inaugurated five Mobile Court buses for road traffic offenders, with a pledge to end impunity on the roads.

The Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade‎ and the State’s Attorney General, Kazeem Adeniji, restated their commitments to ridding Lagos roads of recklessness and impunity at the inauguration.

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