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One-way Driving: Man in viral crying video with mother is serial One-Way driver, once spent 3 months in prison for same offence -Task Force
By Dayo Badmus,
The man crying profusely in a viral video with his widow mother when his vehicle was being auctioned by officials of the Lagos Task Force on Environmental Sanitation was a serial one-way driver who has even been convicted and spent three months in prison for the offence.
The Chairman of the Agency, Shola Jejeloye, a Chief Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in Lagos.
Speaking on the danger inherent in one-way driving in the state, Jejeloye disclosed that some of the supposed victims who pleaded for their vehicles to be auctioned to them at the auction ground were serial and notorious one way defaulters.
One of them being the man who came with his widow mother to reclaim his vehicle.
“If you recall correctly, he was arrested sometime in May for driving on one-way all the way from Oshodi to Mile 2 and even assaulted the officers trying to arrest him by biting off the officer’s finger.
He was charged accordingly and he spent three months in Badagry Correctional Facility and his vehicle impounded,” Jejeloye said.
The Lagos State Taskforce stated further that there are several dangers inherent in driving against traffic (one-way) and harmful effects it has on not just free flow of traffic and other law abiding drivers, but on the possibilities of causing loss of lives and damage to property.
Jejeloye told journalists present at the public auction which took place on Thursday, 15 September, 2022, at the Taskforce compound in Alausa, Ikeja that most of the vehicles being
auctioned were confiscated for driving against traffic and endangering lives of not only other Lagosians but also those of the drivers driving the vehicles.
“Some of the individuals who have come here to beg do not know that if we had not confiscated some of these vehicles while committing those offences, they would have killed pedestrians, bidders or other road users who are unaware that there is a vehicle approaching through the wrong side of the road.
“From our records, 80% of victims hit and run on the roads who were knocked down especially early in the morning were caused by motorists who drove against traffic.
“This is the reason why we urge members of the public not to be sentimental about actions like this because anyone on the receiving end would feel the pain caused by one-way drivers.
“We have also had other incidents where a heavily pregnant woman was knocked down by a driver who drove against traffic along Apapa, leaving her family members in anguish.
“These actions are needless and can be curbed if drivers just exercise a bit of patience and restraint on the roads, but in the case where they fail to do so then they will be apprehended and brought before the Magistrate,” the Task Force Chairman said.
Jejeloye appealed to Lagosians to be steadfast in the fight against traffic indiscipline on Lagos Roads especially driving on routes meant for the opposite traffic.
He urged them to be patient while driving and promised to do more in ensuring that traffic offenders are brought to book and orderliness is maintained on Lagos Roads.
