The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, has given commercial motorcyclists in the state three days to register with any of the two relevant associations or risk arrest.
Edgal gave the directive on Saturday during an emergency meeting with the leadership of the commercial motorcycle operators as part of measures to ensure that they are well coordinated to promote security.
According to him, the two recognised associations are National Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association and Motorcycle Operators Association of Lagos State.
“We all want Lagos to be a mega city, but this cannot be achieved when we have commercial motorcycle operators without helmets, taking one way and BRT lanes.
“In enforcing traffic laws, community policing is the way out, as I don’t intend to enforce these laws without you.’’
Edgal directed that the two motorcycle transport unions should have a database for commercial motorcycle operators in the state.
He said that increasing rate of accidents involving commercial motorcyclists made it necessary for their operations to be strictly monitored.
“When you go to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, and see cases, you will see that there is the need to monitor commercial motorcyclists’ operations,” he said.
Responding, the Chairman of MOALS, Mr. Pekis Tijani, said the union leaders would fully implement the directive.
Tijani, who commended Edgal for the meeting, assured him that motorcycle operation in Lagos would take a new shape.
