Traffic gridlock on Agege Road in Lagos
The Lagos State government is set to enforce the Lagos Traffic Law of 2012 from Monday the 8th of
February 2016.
Under the law, there will be immediate prosecution of traffic offenders by a mobile court
Offenders can be fined and or jailed for some number of months, depending on the type of offence.
Below are the seven offences that offenders can either be fined, imprisoned or both.
*Driving an unlicensed vehicle
*Driving with a fake number plate
*Driving a vehicle with an unauthorized or defective number plate
*Driving with a forged driver’s licence
*Neglect of traffic directions
*Driving motorcycle without approved crash element by driver and passenger
*Operating vehicle within restricted routes or beyond official hours
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