Five persons were on Thursday sentenced to 150 days imprisonment without an option of fine by the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos for assaulting officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA,
DailyPost gathered that 12 people attacked officials of the agency while on duty. However seven of the attackers were arrested, while the others are still at large.
The suspects, Ejike Obuke, Amos Philips, Eyo Edem, Abrah Sunday, Daniel Obigwe, Destiny Koseide and Ramsey Akpan, were all charged with unlawful obstruction of officers from carrying out their official duties and assaulting the trio of Jimoh Yusuf, Ojabodu Jaiyeola and Adenuga Yusuf, who are all LASTMA officials.
However, two of the suspects, Philip and Obigwe, pleaded not guilty to the charge and were granted bail by Magistrate Jade Adeyemi, in the sum of N100, 000 each. They are also required to produce two sureties each, who would enter into an agreement in like sum and must be gainfully employed with proof of evidence.
Reacting to the judgement, LASTMA General Manager, Engr. Babatunde Edu, recalled that the patrol team of the agency arrested a commercial bus driver for contravening the law at Ojuelegba when trouble started.
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