Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday arrested a police officer who rode a 100CC engine motorcycle popularly called Okada on the Agege Motor Road, Ikeja.
The officer, Mr. Ebahan Johnson was accosted on the ever busy express road by the Governor during an inspection of projects in the Lagos-West senatorial district.
Johnson, who had earlier resisted arrest, surrendered on realising it was the Governor. Fashola had warned that Okada should not ply the express road with a motorcycle with such capacity and without helmet.
Fashola said: “There is no one that is above the law. If anyone cannot submit itself to the law of the state, then that person should please leave.”
He warned that the state government will not condone any act by anyone violating the state’s road traffic law which was signed to bring sanity into road transportation.
“There is no society where laws are not broken but the state government will increase its enforcement in order for residents to comply with the law. And as we move on the road and we see any one violating the law, we will stop and arrest them”, Fashola said.
On the officer, the governor stated that the officer would be handed to the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko for proper prosecution.
“I am sure he would be prosecuted,” he said.
RRS drive their vehicles against traffic with impunity. The police break the law because they are they who are charged with enforcing it; no one can arrest them. But . . . but . . . now, they do not have to wait for God to arrest them . . . Fashola will arrest them. What a society? Thank you governor, you are a model.
ReplyDeleteFashola and this his law?
ReplyDeleteHe's taking this thing too personal. How can a governor be the arresting officer for the state? Does he not have a job?
ReplyDeleteWow! What a governor.
ReplyDeleteAm of the opinion dat ''if dis cld continue on other parts of d nation den descipline shall come in place,hence reduction i n c orruption n bad leadership.
ReplyDeleteThat is part of his work. Sustainance of law and order
ReplyDeleteAt least, we are reminded that no one is above the law! Not the Police, not the Army, not the Navy. No ONE!!
ReplyDeleteHope the man will not be released as soon as he is handed over
ReplyDeleteif the governor was not there, it would have been impossible to arrest such a man.
God will deliver us from Law enforcement agents who break the same law they are to enforce!