Five arrested for attacking, injuring four LASTMA officers

…Operational vehicles damaged

…54 trucks impounded for illegal parking

Five miscreants have been arrested for assaulting and injuring LASTMA personnel during an enforcement operation in the Oba Akran Avenue area of Ikeja, Lagos and the state government has finalised preparations to prosecute them

Firector of Public Affairs and Enlightenment of LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a press statement made available to journalists on Thursday.

According to him, April 23, LASTMA operatives conducted an operation to remove illegally parked Viju Milk trucks on Oba Akran Avenue in response to numerous complaints from the public about the trucks causing traffic congestion.

During the operation, four LASTMA officers sustained serious injuries from weapons wielded by Viju Milk truck drivers and local miscreants.

“While LASTMA operational vehicles were vandalised, 54 Viju Milk truck were evacuated by LASTMA during the enforcement operations.”

He said, “The police, working alongside LASTMA, arrested five of these individuals namely: 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.

Hon. 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.