…Strips self in public
A commercial bus driver who stabbed an operative of Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA), has been arrested.
According to report, the driver who operated a painted Volkswagen ‘T4’ commercial bus with Registration Number, LSR 966 YE was arrested on Sunday for stabbing the officer after being apprehended for serious traffic obstruction around Costain round-about in Iponri area of Lagos.
Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA confirmed the incident.
Taofiq disclosed that LASTMA officer, Olajide Olukoga who led the enforcement team disclosed that the Volkswagen commercial ‘T4’ bus was apprehended for picking passengers on main expressway thereby causing traffic obstructions to other road users.
He disclosed further that the enforcement operations were carried out around Costain round-about inward Iponrin after several warnings by the government to commercial bus/private car drivers to make use of designated bus stops before picking or dropping passengers.
He said, “Our enforcement team had successful apprehended the driver despite dangerous driving attempts to escape before he brought out knife and stabbed me”
“After seeing the deep cut he had inflicted with the knife, he decided to strip himself naked and caused serious commotion before he was eventually arrested by Police men from Iponri Police Station.”
After his arrest, dangerous weapons such as cutlass and knife were recovered inside his commercial Volkswagen ‘T4’ bus by security officers.
A directive has been issued that the arrested driver should be immediately prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to other recalcitrant drivers, “Taofiq said.
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