KAI and LASTMA Officials Raids Matori Industrial Avenue, Tows Away More Than 10 Vehicles as People Runs For Life
Category: Lagos News
The residents and business owners at Badejo Kalesanwo Street this afternoon were thrown into disarray after more than 10 vehicles belonging to drivers and other people on the street were towed away by more than 20 LASTMA and KAI officials.
People were seen scampering for safety as the raid went on. Laborers and LAWMA cleaners who cleaned the streets were also seen running for safety. No one was sure what the main cause of raid was, and many shop owners quickly abandoned their shops and wares for the fear of being arrested.
Our correspondent who happened to be on the street shortly before the LASTMA and KAI officials left the street was able to gather information from some of the people who were affected.
Shop owners and other people who gathered around the street and those we spoke to, said, they abandoned their shops because “Government Officials” have been instructed to pull down their shops.
However, a closer look, showed that no shops were pulled down. We spoke to some vehicle owners, one of them whose hauling vehicle was seized, said they were not given any prior notice before this afternoon when the raid was carried out.
He said, even when the officials came, they were not told to take their vehicles away, but they just began tp seize vehicles and tow them away.
He said more than 10 vehicles were towed away and they are not sure what their fate is. This brings to mind questions as to, if this was authorized by government or not.
How do government ensure the safety of it's citizens in a situation like this?
Shop owners on the street said, this was a normal practice by the LASTMA and KAI officials to milk money out of innocent people.
A woman who owns a food shop on the street said, cars are towed even when drivers park properly just to buy food and go away.
"This morning they came and arrested my sale's girl", "They said she committed offense of washing the pavement. And yet, they are the ones that said we should be observing environmental", She lamented.
"This morning they came and arrested my sale's girl", "They said she committed offense of washing the pavement. And yet, they are the ones that said we should be observing environmental", She lamented.
Badejo Kalesanwo Street has a major large road which can carry two vehicles conveniently on both sides. It is also an industrial area, where haulage vehicles are needed, this is what one of those whose truck was taken away told our correspondent.
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There are more than 20 trailers that had been parked on the road for several months, and the LASTMA and KAI officials did not deem it fit to tow those vehicles away, but vehicles which are functioning well, that could have been easily driven away were towed just milk money out of us, one vehicle owner complained bitterly.
Drivers of vehicles belonging to some industries around were seen as they quickly drive the cars to safety for the fear of being towed away.
A lot of drivers in Lagos are never sure of their rights when it comes to issue of LASTMA and KAI.
However normalcy have since returned to the street.
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