The Lagos State Police Command has actually safeguarded a Fast Response Squad (RRS) patrol lorry shot driving versus the typical instructions of traffic (one-way driving), describing that the officers were reacting to distress signal from drivers caught in a traffic jam.
The occurrence, including an RRS patrol lorry determined as ‘RRS Attack 07’, just recently brought in attention on social networks, with video footage revealing the police car moving versus approaching traffic and consequently dealing with fight from some people.
In a declaration provided on November 4, 2026, the Command discussed that the patrol group, led by an Inspector of Police, was dispatched by the Control Room after getting distress signal asking for cops intervention to clear a traffic blockage. According to the cops, the group was the closest offered development to the place.
The Command kept that the officers needed to browse through the opposite lane to reach the source of the blockage and bring back traffic motion. It included that such motions are acceptable under acknowledged emergency situation and functional scenarios.
“The motion of Police lorries versus the typical instructions of traffic is acceptable under lawfully acknowledged emergency situation and functional situations, especially when officers are reacting to distress signal, pursuing criminal suspects, carrying out immediate security operations or performing other exigent authorities responsibilities,” the declaration described.
The authorities likewise pointed out Regulation 158 of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2012, which permits police officers reacting to emergency situations or taken part in civil security to ignore proposed traffic indications, supplied they work out due regard for the security of other roadway users.
The Command condemned the supposed harassment and purposeful blockage of its operatives, arguing that obstructing the roadway likewise infringed on the rights of other drivers. It referenced Section 98 of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020, worrying blockage of officers performing their legal responsibilities.
“The Command stays open up to real problems, useful criticism, and genuine public analysis. These should be worked out properly and within the boundaries of the law,” the declaration included.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, alerted social networks material developers versus intentionally provoking or blocking officers to produce astonishing online material. He restated the Command’s dedication to expert policing, public security and the complimentary motion of individuals and lorries throughout Lagos State.
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