LASTMA officers get 500 cameras for monitoring

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said its officers have received 500 additional Traffic Management Solution (TMS) cameras for monitoring.

“The Lagos State Government has deployed addition 500 Traffic Management Solution (TMS) devices to personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to enhance transparency in traffic management across the State,” LASTMA spokesman Adebayo Taofiq said in a statement.

The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, according to Taofiq, disclosed this today (Friday) at the formal closing ceremony of a 21-day scientific training of personnel on the usage of these devices.

Oreagba disclosed further that the present administration has brought lots of modern technological innovations to address transport challenges of the State of which the body camera was one for accurate traffic management among many other benefits.”

According to Oreagba, the ‘TMS’ body cameras will provide accurate validation of any tale tendered by both the traffic law Officials and motorists also, pictorial and video evidences will help in the course of investigating complaints lodged by aggrieved motorists.

Oreagba assured that LASTMA Officers have been duly trained on the usage and so they are capable of handling these gadgets adding that the camera would have a significant effect on defiant behavior on the road.

“It is going to be a transparent procedure for both the Law enforcement Officers and motorists as minor arguments on traffic Laws violation will be put to rest through detailed recordings to be presented/analysed at the Lagos State Mobile Court,” Oreagba said.

Oreagba, however, enjoined members of the public particularly the motoring public to always be conscious of traffic law and obey every road traffic sign across the State.

Meanwhile, a LASTMA officer Olokodana Daodu who emerged as the best Officer during the training sessions said the camera would provide another layer of security for them by dissuading would-be attackers from carrying out their heinous crime knowing they would be captured by the body camera.

Olokodana also thanked the Lagos State Government for providing the Agency with these devices as it would drastically reduce physical contact with the motoring public, particularly with traffic violators during enforcement across the State.