The Lagos State Government has arrested two for the recent attack on the Vehicle Inspection Services Officials along Airport road in Oshodi while assuring that decisive action will be taken against them .
The VIS Officials were attacked while on their lawful duties along Airport road in Oshodi.
While trying to apprehend a truck driver who violated the traffic law of the state, a mob suddenly appeared and attacked them at around 10:30am on Tuesday, 10th May, 2022.
A statement by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, Assistant Director Public Affairs, Ministry of Transport said several dangerous weapons were used on the personnel including; iron rods, wheel spanners and cutlasses that could have resulted in the loss of lives if not for the timely intervention of the good people of the State and the men of the Lagos State Taskforce.
The statement which quoted the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, further revealed that while two of the VIS personnel who sustained various forms of injuries were receiving treatment, the apprehended truck driver and a member of the mob would be prosecuted according to the Law, while others who are still at large would be brought to book.
Oladeinde decried the frequent attacks on the enforcement teams of the state government by the citizens they are serving warning that those caught in the act will continue to face the full wrath of the Law.
In a comment on the development, the Director, Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Services, Engr. Akin-George Fashola, urged members of the public to always channel any grievance against government officials to the appropriate authorities for appropriate action instead of taking laws into their hands through attacks.
“As we say in the Transport Sector, safety implementation without enforcement is mere entertainment.
“ The role of the VIS is to ensure sanity on our roads for safety of lives and property and if in the cause of this onerous assignment, you feel hard done by our Officials, the last thing you want to do is to resort to self help which is against the law, Endeavour to channel your grievances through the appropriate channel”, Fashola advised.
