Uzodinma bans Imo traffic agents

The Imo State Governor , Hope Uzodinma , has banned all traffic agents and task forces in the state .

The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba , confirmed this to our correspondent at the Government House in Owerri , on Thursday .

Our correspondent gathered that the task force team , which operates from Heroes’ Square , still ask people to pay a fine as much as N 27 , 000 when arrested .

But the information commissioner , who described the task force as “ illegal ” , said the state government would sanction its personnel .

Emelumba said , “ The governor has since banned all traffic agents and task forces in line with the desire of the people . ”