Sanwo-Olu Displays ‘Magnanimity’ As Lagos Govt Releases Impounded Vehicles Free Of Charge

• The released vehicles were impounded for traffic violations.

• The Lagos governor approved the release of the vehicles free of charge.

• He said the decision is to provide relief for residents affected by the scarcity of cash.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has commenced releasing impounded vehicles to their owners without payment of fines.

The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made the disclosure on Tuesday.

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Oladeinde said the exercise commenced last Saturday and is still ongoing.

He noted that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu displayed magnanimity by releasing the vehicles to ease the impact of the cash crunch on Lagosians as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy.

The commissioner, however, stated that only vehicles impounded for minor traffic offences would be released to their owners without fines, saying the gesture does not apply to people who committed major traffic crimes.

“There are some people that committed offences during that period and we understand the fact that money wasn’t easy to come by,” Oladeinde said.

“Looking at the governor’s magnanimity, the governor has deemed it fit to ensure that people who committed crimes within that period and wanted to pay or couldn’t pay as a result of the shortage of cash, should come and pick up their cars and he has waived the fines.

“Mind you, that does not include major crimes committed. These are just minor traffic offences that have been committed in Lagos and this is showing empathy and trying to understand that look, we understand how difficult it has been and it is not a reason for us to stop you from making ends meet and so hence the governor’s magnanimity.

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“All those who have committed a crime within that period should come and pick up their cars, that doesn’t mean people should continue to offend and so right now, what we are doing is to caution them not to commit the offence again.”

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