The Lagos State Taskforce has intensified enforcement activities along the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road corridor, targeting traffic violations, illegal commercial motorcycle operations, and the removal of unauthorized roadside structures.
As part of the renewed operation, officials impounded over 50 motorcycles and arrested 10 vehicles for various traffic-related offences. The exercise was aimed at curbing unsafe practices and restoring order along the busy corridor.
Details of the enforcement were made public on Sunday through video clips shared on X by Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The videos captured taskforce operatives confronting offending motorists, commercial motorcyclists, and dismantling illegal structures erected along the route.
According to the update, the clampdown focused on prohibited motorcycle activities, wrong-way driving, and the presence of makeshift shanties within the coastal road axis. Among the seized motorcycles was one belonging to a dispatch rider operating in violation of traffic regulations.
Officials stated that motorcycles confiscated were found operating on highways contrary to Lagos State traffic laws, while the vehicles arrested for driving against traffic are expected to be prosecuted. The taskforce emphasized that enforcement efforts will continue across the corridor.
The operation aligns with broader environmental sanitation and traffic control initiatives previously outlined by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. In November 2025, the commissioner confirmed that routine clearance exercises were ongoing in areas such as Lakowe, where illegal structures, roadside trading points, and shanties obstructing drainage systems and pedestrian access were being removed.
Authorities say enforcement is also being extended to street traders and individuals violating environmental sanitation laws within the corridor. The renewed action follows sustained public complaints over reckless motorcycle use and persistent one-way driving in parts of the state, despite existing restrictions on commercial motorcycles on major highways.
The state government maintains that the ongoing enforcement is necessary to improve road safety, protect key infrastructure, and ensure smooth progress on the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road project.
