The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Mr Zubairu Muazu, has warned transport unions in the state against being agents of destabilisation during and after the March 9 elections.

Muazu gave the warning on Friday while meeting with all transport unions alongside Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers in Lagos.

He said the meeting became necessary in view of the disturbing activities of some members of the transport unions, particularly, the motorcyclists who disregarded the restriction during elections.

“Don’t allow your members to be used by politicians to cause problems in Lagos.

Let them come out on election day to vote and go back home. On March 9, it is going to be total restriction.

All the transport leaders here should go back to their members and tell them to be law abiding”, he advised.

Muazu also sent strong signals to the officers and men in Lagos police command, warning that anyone involved in unprofessional conduct would have him to contend with personally.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Mr Mohammed Ali, called on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders, to warn their members against flouting government directives.

Ali said the command was not happy with the riders who disobeyed the restriction order, blaming them and the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) for the crisis at Okota during the Presidential/National Assembly elections.

“Okada riders, call your members after this meeting and talk to them.

Ali told the transporters to talk to their members to always be on the side of the law.

If anyone is caught violating any law during and after the elections, that person will have himself to blame, he warned.

Ali also urged the transporters to be timely in furnishing the police with useful information, particularly during the elections.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that representatives of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), motorcycle and tricycle associations, among others, were present at the meeting.

They all agreed to take the CPs message to their members, while they also advised him on some steps to take, in order to have a hitch-free gubernatorial election and crime-free Lagos.