Lagos residents are raising the alarm over operations of one-chance car robbers in the metropolis.
However, the victim said nothing had been done by the police since she made the report.
“I am traumatised, helpless, and I do not know what to do. Where do I start? It took me years to save that much, and to see it wiped all in one go! Please come to my aid. Can the names on the PoS be tracked? Can I get my money back? Please help,” she added.
While Azeez was lucky to be alive, another victim, who boarded a cab to the Island from Oshodi on her way to work was not lucky as her body was discovered a day after, mutilated at Oyingbo.
Residents alleged that she was thrown out of the car by robbers and could have been hit by other vehicles.
Reacting to Azeez’s case, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the state laws forbid the police from tracking people’s bank accounts without the consent of their lawyers.
However, to tackle the menace and ensure that laws and regulations guiding the operation of all commercial vehicle operators are complied with, the state Government at the weekend warned all commercial bus operators to ensure that their vehicles are painted red or yellow with black stripes or be impounded.
General Manager of the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bolaji Oreagba gave the warning over the weekend in Oshodi, stressing that the Agency will commence an enforcement exercise on all unpainted commercial vehicles from today, November 7 across the state.
He said: “ The warning was to ensure that commercial bus operators, especially those on intra-state services comply with the existing Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018 to restore sanity on the roads and protect the lives and property of Lagosians.
“All minibuses known as ‘Danfo’, including ‘Korope’ should be painted in yellow colour with black stripes while mass transit buses with two doors are to be painted with approved red colour by operators.”
Oreagba also noted that all buses that have been authorised to ply Victoria Island and its environs with an approved colour must all be registered through the various established offices.
The General Manager urged all commercial bus operators to comply with the warning in their own interest, adding that officers of LASTMA have been directed to impound any commercial bus not painted in the approved Lagos State colour of red or yellow with black stripes and that any vehicle impounded will not be released until the needful is done in accordance with the Law.
