The Nation Vs MOT: How Lagos Gov Intervened, Ordered Release of Seized Vehicles

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has ordered immediate release of two vehicles seized by men of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation Test (MOT) taskforce.

Men of the MOT taskforce had on Thursday, April 4, stormed The Nation head office in Matori, Mushin, allegedly molested the drivers caught in their vehicles as they waited on the security for clearance to load newsprints to Abuja, and newspapers for other parts of Nigeria.

It was gathered that the drivers were severely battered, and tear-gassed to the point that one of them collapsed and was revived by the security team of the newspaper.

As a witness to the attack, Abidemi Daodu, the Vintage Press Chief Security Officer, said he initially thought the MOT men were armed robbers, wondering how enforcement would be done in the dead of the night with so much violence.

Daodu added that the men came in a Volkswagen bus and two mini buses, beat up the drivers and later drove the vehicles off to Alausa.

When the drivers went to Alausa …