Why Lagos Police Drove Against Traffic In Viral Video – CP

The Lagos State Police Command has explained why a Rapid Response Squad (RRS) patrol vehicle was seen driving against traffic in a viral video, saying the officers were responding to distress calls from motorists trapped in a traffic jam.
The vehicle, marked ‘RRS Attack 07’, was reportedly dispatched by the Command’s Control Room to clear the obstruction and restore the free flow of traffic.
In a statement posted on its X handle on Wednesday, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, said the patrol team, led by an Inspector of Police, was the closest available police formation to the affected area and had to use the opposite lane to reach the source of the conges...