Pool of tears, mixed reactions as Lagos govt auctions seized vehicles

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Emotions were betrayed this week as the Lagos State government auctioned vehicles that were forfeited. At least 134 vehicles confiscated for various

Emotions were betrayed this week as the Lagos State government auctioned vehicles that were forfeited.DAILY POST reports that as the exercise progressed, several families were thrown into agony and tears, as they watched their means of livelihood being auctioned at a give-away price.

More pathetic is the fact that Osinachi had earlier spent three years in prison for the same traffic offence, during which he lost his child. Abdulraheem said the vehicles were seized for various traffic offences, ranging from driving on one-way to willful obstruction of traffic flow across various parts of the State.“ law was updated in 2020 to include outright forfeiture for driving one way,” Fawole Rotimi, a Nigerian lawyer based in the UK, told DAILY POST.However, Rotimi insists that “the argument for me is that it is an unjust law.

“There are already far too many accusations of high-handedness and collusion against LASTMA and the police to extort innocent drivers in Lagos. These sorts of things give them more power to act in draconian manners,” Onoja said.

 

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