Lagos Government To Arraign 14 LASTMA Officers For Extortion

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)  says arrangement has been concluded for the arraignment of 14 LASTMA personnel before a disciplinary panel over extortions and high handedness in line with the extant rules and regulations of the State.   A statement released by Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, says…

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Video Shows Angry Nigerian Soldiers Brutalising LASTMA Official In Lagos

  A viral video on social media has shown the moment three Nigerian military personnel brutalised an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in Lagos. The trending video seen by SaharaReporters on Monday morning shows the soldiers descending on the LASTMA official. As their colleague was being beaten by the army personnel,…

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LASTMA Officer Extorts N40,000 From Motorist After Demanding N200,000 Bribe

ALagos State resident, Mutyhullahi Adebayo, has lamented how an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), identified as Ibrahim A. T. on Saturday extorted the sum of N40,000 from him after demanding the sum of N200,000 for no justifiable reason. Narrating his ordeal to SaharaReporters, Adebayo explained that at about 4.35p.m on Saturday,…

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Man Arraigned For Touching Breast of Female LASTMA Officer

A 37-year-old man identified as Saheed Adisa has been charged to court for allegedly assaulting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Salami Bukola, while she was on duty.   The suspect who allegedly punched Bukola’s face and indecently touched her breast while she was carrying out her duties around the under bridge area, in Ikeja area…

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LASTMA Officers To Start Wearing Body Cameras

General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Olajide Oduyoye, has said its officers would soon start wearing bodily cameras precisely to catch traffic offenders.   Olajide disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television on Friday February 26.   Olajide who said technology is the way to go for LASTMA added the state governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu…

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Watch Moment An Erring Lagos Driver Running To Escape Arrest From LASTMA Hits Police Officer Off A Bridge (video)

A video of an erring driver hitting a police officer off the bridge while trying to resist arrest has surfaced online.   According to the footage, the driver was driving against traffic and was apprehended by security agents which includes LATSMA officials and police officers. In his attempt to flee the scene, the driver in…

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