Lagos State Environmental and Enforcement and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has debunked the report that its personnel killed a driver and a conductor.
The taskforce made the denial just as it vowed that it would not abdicate its statutory duty of enforcing traffic laws in the metropolis.
In a statement by its Head, Public Affairs Unit, Mr. Femi Moliki, the taskforce accused motorists of disregard for traffic laws in the state.
The chairman of Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, who spoke on the alleged killing, explained that what led to the protest by commercial drivers in LASU/Iyana Iba was an attempt to escape arrest by a danfo driver who, on sighting the operative of the agency in Iyana – Ipaja yesterday sped off and hit a broken down bus.
He added that the broken down vehicle on impact injured a technician who was repairing it.
The technician, he noted was taken to the hospital immediately where the injury was treated and discharged the same day.
He emphasized that there was no truth in the news that the Lagos State Taskforce killed a driver and its conductor, noting that such incident never happened anywhere in the state.
He stated that he had been meeting with key stakeholders in the area involved to ensure that commuters were not made to go through harrowing experiences as a result of the protest.
Jejeloye, while urging the officers to remain focused and dedicated to their duties reminded them of the primary duty of law enforcement and safety of lives and property.
He stated that government reposed so much power in them and that they must therefore learn to be professional in the discharge of their duties.
He noted that in view of the awareness of the need to comply with traffic laws in the state, many motorists still flouted such laws, endangering the lives of other road users.
He urged the officers to discharge their duties conscientiously and be humane to road users when necessary.
