Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat says car spotters are engaging in criminal activity and warns that more arrests will follow.
Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has vowed to crack down on car spotters, the groups of young men known for approaching and shouting out luxury vehicles on the road. The phenomenon has become a fixture of Lekki's road culture in recent years, with young men frequently gathering around busy intersections to spot, film or shout out expensive vehicles as they pass, sometimes causing minor traffic disruptions or unwanted attention for car owners.
"Criminal Activity": Lagos Deputy Governor Warns Car Spotters
Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has described car spotting as a criminal activity and promised that many of the groups will be taken off the streets. He made the statement on Nigerian Info FM during an interview with Jimi Disu. When asked directly about the car spotters frequently seen around the roundabout leading into Lekki, Hamzat said, "That is criminal, and therefore we will not allow it. We will take a lot of them off the streets."
Enforcement efforts are already underway, with a number of arrests already made and surveillance cameras deployed across parts of the state to support monitoring. Hamzat framed the issue as part of a broader responsibility to ensure that laws are applied evenly across the state, regardless of who is involved.
Arrests and Surveillance: Lagos State Takes Action
According to Hamzat, the government's job is to ensure that the law is enforced. "Our job as government is to make sure that we now enforce that law. We must make sure that nobody's above it and nobody's beneath it," he said. He added that allowing certain groups to operate outside the law sets a dangerous precedent for the wider society.
The Lagos State government has a responsibility to protect the integrity of the state and ensure public confidence in how laws are applied. Hamzat emphasized the importance of strict, consistent enforcement to achieve this goal.
A Broader Responsibility: Protecting the Integrity of Lagos State
Hamzat believes that the car spotters are part of a larger issue of people who do not believe in the laws of the system and think they are above the law. He said, "We have a crop of people that don't believe in the laws of the system, and they believe they are above the law. And a lot of people then see that to say well, everything goes. We cannot live as a society like that. It's not sustainable."
The Lagos State government is taking a firm stance against car spotters, and it remains to be seen how this will impact the wider community.
Source: Pulse.ng
