Lagos State Government warns military officers against plying BRT lanes

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday urged security personnel to comply with the State Traffic Law and desist from plying Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor along the Ikorodu Road axis.

General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bashir Braimah spoke following a joint enforcement against BRT violation with the military police and the Nigerian police carried out on Monday.

He lamented the rate at which military

personnel flout BRT law with impunity, noting that the 15 vehicles found plying the BRT corridors during the exercise were either driven by the military or with military paraphernalia hanging in the vehicles.

Amongst the vehicles found plying the BRT corridor was silver Toyota Matrix 103 AT fully loaded with top military personnel.

Other vehicles were a bus belonging to the Nigeria Army college of Nursing with registration number NA 830 BOA, a army green Peugeot with registration number NA 284 B0/1, silver Nissan KTU 820 AY, Silver colour Toyota Camry KJA 233 TB, green Hilux truck DHQ 232, Navy colour Volkswagen bus with registration number MUS 693 CY driven by a fully kitted Naval officer.

He wondered why military personnel who should be the custodian of the Traffic Law were instead working against it.

He added that law is no respecter of nobody and the road traffic law must be obeyed in other ensure the safety of lives and property.