20-year-old Lagos driver arrested for beating up LASTMA official in broad daylight
A 20-year-old driver and resident
of Jakande estate, Lekki, Phase 1, Lagos, has been arrested for
allegedly beating up an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management
Authority (LASTMA).
The
driver, who was identified as, Benjamin Archibong, was reported to have
obstructed the LASTMA official, Olumide Omomoyesan, while enforcing
traffic rules in Ajah, area in broad daylight, which caused a serious
scene in the area.

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reported that, Arcibong was arrested by operatives of the Lagos State
Task Force on Environment and Special Enforcement Unit and arraigned
before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogba. The bus which has
been impounded was reported to have picked up passengers at an
unauthorized place.
The spokesperson for the task force, Taofiq Adebayo, who confirmed the arrest said: “The
suspect was arrested on January 31 and charged with assault,
obstruction and conduct likely to cause breach of the peace before
Magistrate Adepeju Odusanya of Court 15, Samuel Ilori Magistrate’s
Courts, Ogba, Lagos. The prosecutor, Adedoyin Odukoya, disclosed that
the suspect, Benjamin Archibong, from Akwa Ibom State, pleaded not
guilty and was granted bail of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The matter was adjourned till February 28, 2017, for further hearing.
The Chairman of the task force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said the suspect
was charged to court based on the directive of the Commissioner of
Police, Fatai Owoseni.”
Nawa o!
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