This definitely is not the prying eyes of the feared Lagos State Traffic Management Authority personnel or the full complement of the governor and deputy governor’s entourage, which have lately been arresting traffic offenders, the actual Big Brother is the unobtrusive cameras of the Vehicle Inspection Service .
To complement this technology-backed initiative, the VIS is now fully back on the road though with less visible presence. When The Guardian visited the VIS headquarters at the Lagos State secretariat, Alausa on Friday, the office was a beehive of activity in spite of the day’s downpour. Many defaulters from all strata of the society were seen coming to make a case, plead for leniency or reduced fine and eventually make payments to be off VIO’s hook.
A motorist, Adeola Bodunrin, who had visited the VIS recently, said: “Let them perform their duties with due diligence on trucks, commercial vehicles and the smugglers’ rickety cars, then private car owners would do the needful; otherwise, they should stay off Lagos roads and stop making money for the state at the citizens’ expense. Also, our roads should be auto-friendly.
About the cameras, Fashola said: “Where they are, I can’t tell you except that they are located all over the state. We have fixed ones and we have mobile ones. Anywhere you see any of our vehicles, there are cameras installed on them. And don’t think if you are doing 120, the camera can’t catch you. That’s a lie, it can catch you at any speed.
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