Kehinde Adeleye
The Lagos State Government is ready to prosecute five individuals who were arrested for attacking LASTMA personnel during an enforcement operation in the Oba Akran Avenue area of Ikeja, Lagos.
Adebayo Taofiq, the Director of Public Affairs at LASTMA, stated that the incident occurred on April 23, 2024, when LASTMA officers were trying to clear illegally parked Viju Milk trucks from the area due to public complaints about traffic congestion caused by them.
Unfortunately, four LASTMA officers were seriously injured by weapons used by the Viju Milk truck drivers and local troublemakers during the operation.
“While Lastma operational vehicles were vandalized, 54 Viju Milk truck were evacuated by Lastma during the enforcement operations”
The police, working alongside LASTMA, arrested five of these individuals (Falomo Oluwafemi, Afeniyi Stephen, Olamide Adekunle, Chukwu Guaja Eze and Adeshina Sulaimon) seized various weapons including broken bottles, iron rods, charms, knives, and cutlasses.
The injured LASTMA officers were promptly taken to the hospital for medical attention.
Mr. Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, stated that the arrested individuals would be prosecuted by the government as a deterrent to others.
