LASTMA Nabs Fake Operative In Lagos

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Wednesday nabbed a fake traffic official in the Lekki area of the state, who was on fake duty and was kitted in the official LASTMA uniform.

Public Affairs Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq disclosed in a statement that the suspect was nabbed by a patrol team while on duty monitoring and controlling traffic around the Lekki area of the state.

The statement explained that the 27-year-old suspect, David Oluchukwu, is said to belong to a criminal gang, who have been extorting money from unsuspecting motorists.

The suspect was nabbed while he was extorting money from commercial bus drivers in the area.

The statement read, “prelimimary investigations conducted by the agency revealed that the arrested suspect belonged to a criminal gang and they have been extorting huge sum of money from innocent motorists apprehended for various traffic offences ranging from seat-belt, obstructions, illegal over-taking and One-way at different locations across the State.

“The suspect was apprehended after our patrol team sighted him fully kitted with a LASTMA uniform on a black jean collecting money from different commercial bus drivers who were illegally dropping and picking passengers under the Lekki bridge”

“It is disheartening for some unscrupulous elements impersonating as LASTMA officials and extorting money from innocent motorists thereby denting the good image of the Agency before the public.”