As the easing of the lockdown begins on Monday, May 4, the Lagos State government has said, it will not take lightly with any erring motorists, both private car owners and public transporters, who fail to adhere to the new guidelines.
Revealing this on Twitter, on Sunday, the government said it had created a special task force that would see to the enforcement of these guidelines, that include; use of face masks by commuters, social distancing in the buses and cars, and movement only between the hours of 6am and 7pm everyday.
The notice read, “Enforcement of the new transportation guidelines commences on Monday, 4th of May, 2020. Motorists are hereby advised to obey the guidelines to avoid an encounter with the Special Task Force comprising the Police, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Vehicle Inspection Service, as well as Abandoned Vehicles and Parks Monitoring Committees.
“Yellow buses, popularly called ‘Danfo’, must not carry more than eight passengers (two on a row), tricycles are to carry just two passengers at the back, while private car owners must also observe social distancing.
“All commercial and commuter operations within Lagos shall be between the hours of 6am and 7pm daily. It is mandatory for all commuters to wear nose covers, wash their hands with soap under running water and, therefore, use alcohol-based sanitisers before and after each trip.”
According to the latest statistics of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Saturday, from the total 2388 coronavirus infections reported in the country, 1068 cases were recorded in Lagos with about 30 deaths and 247 recoveries, the highest by any state in Nigeria.
