…impounds 12 trucks, others
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency has said
its night patrol team has impounded sixty (60) vehicles, for violating traffic
rules and regulations in Ibadan.
The Executive Chairman, OYRTMA, Dr. Akin Fagbemi
disclosed this today, after the first round of night patrol in Ibadan.
“In the course of the operations, twelve (12)
heavy-duty articulated trucks, eleven number (11) motorcycles, Nine (9)
Tricycle and twenty-eight cabs and buses were impounded for fragrantly
violating traffic rules and regulations along the identified routes”, he
revealed.
Fagbemi said the vehicles were impounded along Iwo Road
Interchange, Agodi-Gate Bus Stop, Mokola Roundabout, Academy and the tollgate
along Lagos Ibadan Expressway, between 1800hours on Thursday, 5th March,
2020 and 0210hours on Friday, 6th March, 2020.
The Chief Executive of OYRTMA said, “This patrol is
sequel to several public complaints on the recently noticeable traffic
gridlocks occasioned by unruly drivers and illegal parking at certain parts of
the State in the core of night”.
“Our men and officers therefore embarked on night
operations to ensure the free flow of human and vehicular movements
particularly in Ibadan metropolis on Thursday”, he added.
While he assured members of the public that OYRTMA
would continue the exercise until sanity is restored on the highways, he also
implored them to contact the agency in case of any traffic congestion.
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