THE Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo) has announced the introduction of a bar code to checkmate untoward activities among some commercial bus drivers.
According to media reports, Oluomo reiterated that the initiative will curb kidnappings and other criminal activities perpetrated by some commercial bus drivers, adding that over 20,000 buses have been registered in the central database.
Akinsanya said the issue of insecurity is a major concern to everybody and as stakeholders in the transportation sector, the agency cannot fold its arms and allow charlatans to turn their garages and parks into criminal hideouts.
"Our goal is to leverage technology to detect some criminal elements using our parks and garages to perpetrate crimes. We want to make our parks and garages as safe as possible. We will make them hell for anyone with criminal intention,” he said.
On how the bar code works, Lagos State Parks and Garages Secretary, Olayiwola Lemboye, explained that commuters would download an app and scan the barcode on buses to confirm if they are safe for boarding.
He said, “Once you scan the barcode on any bus, it will bring out certain information about the park or garage for commuters to determine if the bus is safe for boarding or not.
"For those who usually forget their ‘loads’ in the bus, the code will help passengers recollect the vehicle’s number plate and trace it to the park or garage such vehicle operates from."
