The coordinated exercise follows repeated public warnings from the agency about the growing safety hazards caused by overloaded vehicles on Lagos roads. According to LASTMA, the initiative is part of a broader statewide campaign to improve road safety and enforce compliance with traffic regulations.
Acting on the directive of General Manager Olalekan Bakare-Oki, enforcement teams discovered a troubling trend among motorists—particularly commercial drivers—who were loading their vehicles with excessive cargo, including bulky items and perishable goods crammed into luggage compartments or dangerously stacked on rooftops.
Bakare-Oki condemned the practice as both illegal and life-threatening, noting that overloading endangers not only vehicle occupants but all road users. He described the sight of overloaded commercial buses, private cars, and trucks piled high with goods and scrap metal as both disturbing and reckless.