Osun police, FRSC, Amotekun back new transport law ahead of enforcement
- Osun security agencies met in Osogbo on Thursday to prepare for the state's new transport and park management law.
- The police and FRSC warned enforcement officers against illegal levies and harassment of motorists.
- The law, signed on October 15, 2026, is meant to curb thuggery and revenue rackets at motor parks.
Security agencies in Osun State have agreed to work together to enforce a new law governing transport and motor parks, as the state moves to end illegal levies and thuggery at garages.
The agencies met with transport operators and park managers in Osogbo on Thursday to go through the Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management Law, 2026, and agree on who does what before enforcement begins.
The law was signed on October 15, 2026, according to the state police commissioner, Ibrahim Zungura.
What the law is meant to fix
Abiola Inaolaji, who chairs the House of Assembly committee on public works and transport, said the law is there to protect residents and transport infrastructure, and to bring order to how motor parks are run.
He warned enforcement officers against harassing motorists, collecting money they are not authorised to collect, and abusing their positions. In his words, the law will only work if the public trusts it and officials follow it strictly.
For everyday commuters and drivers in Osun, the promise is simple: fewer touts at garages, one clear set of levies, and safer roads.
Zungura said the law covers traffic control, impounding and towing of vehicles, and should reduce the clashes that have troubled local government garages.
In the past, we used to have issues in the local government garages, but this law will minimise, if not eradicate, the crises that normally emanate from the garages.
The police chief also said the Inspector-General of Police has ordered commissioners nationwide to arrest and prosecute motorists who cover or deface their number plates.
What happens next
The FRSC sector commander in Osogbo, Sunday Tayo, backed the law but said the state should build proper motor parks with surveillance cameras, pointing to the organised parks at Iwo Road and Challenge in Ibadan as examples.
Solanke Hamzak of the Osun State Internal Revenue Service, OIRS, called for openness in how park revenue is collected and warned against illegal charges.
The Amotekun corps commander, Adekunle Omoyele, said the state security outfit will support the Osun State Park Management in keeping order at garages.
