Lagos Taskforce Seizes 64 Commercial Motorcycles, Sustains Clean-Up Operations

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos

In a renewed effort to sustain sanity and safety on Lagos roads, operatives of the Lagos State Task Force carried out a comprehensive enforcement operation on Monday, 27th October 2025, targeting the activities of commercial motorcyclists, 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, Itire Link Bridge, Muyiwa Opaleye Street, Odo-Olowu, Gbagada-Anthony Expressway, Ikorodu Road, 2nd Rainbow, and Alakija, among others.

The Task Force impounded a total of 64 commercial motorcycles (Okadas) found operating illegally on restricted routes and highways, restoring order and ensuring free vehicular movement in the affected areas.

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, which prohibits commercial motorcycles on certain highways and major routes across the state.