Lagos arrests two for attack on VIS operatives

Warns against attack on officials

LAGOS State government has arrested two people involved in an attack on officials of Vehicle Inspection Services ( VIS) along Airport Road in Oshodi area of the state.

The state also warned that decisive actions will be taken against perpetrators of such heinous acts.

Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, stated that the VIS officials were attacked by a notorious gang at about10: 30a. m. on Tuesday, May 10, while on lawful duties. According to him, the officials were trying to apprehend a truck driver, who violated the traffic law of the state, when a gang suddenly appeared and attacked them.

He explained that several dangerous weapons were used on the personnel, including; iron rods, wheel spanners and cutlasses, which could have resulted in loss of life, if not for the timely intervention of the good people of the state and the men of the state’s task force.

The commissioner said two of the injured VIS personnel are receiving treatment, while the apprehended truck driver and a member of the gang, will be prosecuted according to the la w.

He stressed that others who are still at large will be brought to book.

Oladeinde decried frequent attacks on enforcement teams by citizens they are serving, warning that those caught in the act will continue to face the full wrath of the law.

Also, Director, Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Services, Akin- George Fashola, has 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 life 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.