Picture: Fashola gives 500 vehicle inspection devices to Police, FRSC, LASTMA

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, has distributed 500 Auto-Vehicle Inspection devices to the Police; Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC; Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA and Vehicle Inspection Units as part of measures to improve traffic control in the state.

Mr Fola Arthur-Worrey, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (left) and Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Gowon Estate, Lagos, Mr Lanre Ishola (CSP) receiving one of the patrol vehicles distributed by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund to police formations in the state.

Fashola who was represented by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, distributed the hand-held device, during the launch of the auto-inspector vehicle document verification device by Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, MVAA.

Fashola noted that traffic jam on Lagos roads was always compounded because traffic officers were in the habit of stopping motorists to check their vehicle particulars and determine their document status, which hitherto was done manually.

Lagos Security Fund distributes 30 vehicles to police formations

LAGOS— The Lagos Security Trust Fund, in line with its objective to improve the operational capacity of the Police and other security agencies in the state, recently distributed 30 additional patrol vehicles to various police formations in the state.

The benefiting divisional police stations include Gowon Estate, Alagbado, Sabo, Bode Thomas, Adekunle, Ilupeju, Alakuko, New Oko-oba and Ijaiye-Ojokoro.

Others are MOPOL 49, Lagos State Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, and the Federal Anti Robbery Squad in Lagos State.

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