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PHOTOS: Tears flow as traffic offenders beg bidders at Lagos auction

Traffic offenders crumbled to their knees, while some broke down in tears during an auction of vehicles forfeited to the Lagos state government over traffic violations.

At the auction of forfeited and abandoned vehicles that took place on Thursday at the task force yard in Ikeja, bidders stormed the venue to , inspect, and bid for different vehicles, including mini buses and cars.

The event venue, which had participants as in a live football match, turned into an arena of tears and sympathy as motorists faced the reality of permanently losing their vehicles.

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Traffic offences: Lagos auctions 134 vehicles to public

Lagos State Government on Thursday, auctioned at least 134 vehicles impounded for various traffic offences.

The exercise was carried out at the headquarters of Lagos State Taskforce and Special Offences Unit, Bolade Oshodi, Oshodi-Isolo Local Goverment Area.

Residents thronged the venue to bid for various types of vehicles including cars, buses, Sport Utility Vehicles, SUV, among others.

According to the Chairman of the agency. Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Sola Jejeloye, through the Public Affairs Officer, PAO, Mr Raheem Ggbadeyanka, the vehicles were impounded by the state’s task force for flouting traffic rules and regulations, particularly, for driving against the flow of traffic.

The Magistrate Court Consequently, after trial, forfeited the offenders vehicles to the government for auctioning.

The impounded cars were auctioned and given to the highest bidders.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/09/traffic-offences-lagos-auctions-134-vehicles-to-public/amp/

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This is so funny af

Hmmm

I won't be surprised to later find out that they've turned this into a racket where they can impound and auction off people's vehicles under false pretence to third parties arranged by them.

Nothing is not corruptible in Nigeria.

Na wa

And someone was telling me the other day to vote in the landlord of Lagos as president of Nigeria..Make I go mistakenly go park my keke wrongly,next thing na to auction am out

Over my dead body...I rather sit-down my house on that day than to go cast my vote for who go remove my source of food from my hand

Very simple, trail whoever buys my car home and F him up with some caps.

You need a car? Buy from a dealer.

Be like I Dey go next auction if I fit see this buy for 50k

This life is not balanced, while tunde is overjoyed at buying a used car for quarter the price, wale is crying over his only car of over 25 years which he will never see again. In conclusion obedience pays.

E don set

Campaign is closer, they need money to buy votes.

Woe unto anyone voting APC in 2023

Why not impose fines rather.

I7

Hmmm... Do Nigerians need iron hand leadership? Yes!

This isn't new in Lagos.


At least it's transparent unlike that of customs.

Why does Lagos Task Force only seize old model looking vehicles?

The only way to make a typical black man obey the rules is to be brutal with him.. These guys no go ever break any traffic rule again.

Very very parochial and barbaric style In a modern day Ina very chaotic and rowdy environment.

They end up selling the cars at ridiculously cheap prices, and will not allow any higher bidder to come in.

Why not tell the car owner to pay a fine of the same amount of auction.

Give them the right of first refusal before you turn them into rags.

BEST ACTION!
Una deaf...

Mmm

I don’t understand? You offend, they seize your car, they bill you, you can’t afford it, then they auction your car

It’s well

I can imagine their pain.

One-way drivers are wild animals.

This is not good na.. on how you go buy car 3m, because of offence and government power, you are watching the same car being sold at 400k. Na wa o. Too painful abeg

They should be fined like that TV host, not their cars sold for peanuts