LASTMA officials beaten up by Motorists for “misconduct”

For behavior in an “immodest attitude”, a yet to be named LASTMA official was beaten up on Monday afternoon at the Ogolonto Area, Ikorodu in Lagos.

The LASTMA official, whose uniform was blood-stained, was beaten up by a combined team of motorists and street urchins, aka, area boys at about 12:30pm.

Punch News gathered that, the LASTMA officials was beaten up due to his “overbearing attitude” this was disclosed by a transporter in the garage who identified himself simply as Obisesan.

He said, “There were about five LASTMA officials at this junction at about 12:30pm. A commercial driver with his conductor was approaching from inside the area. Their bus did not have any passenger. By the time they got to the junction, two of the LASTMA officials climber into the bus for a reason unknown to the driver, and ordered him to park.

“While the driver was finding out what his offence was, one of the LASTMA officials placed his leg on the clutch. Meanwhile, the driver’s leg was on the turtle. That was how the bus swerved and the engine got knocked. Motorists got angry, and the pandemonium started.”

It was further learnt that while the commotion lasted, other LASTMA officials and the traffic policemen on duty could not intervene, as the area boys continued to hit the LASTMA official.

Meanwhile, the motorist was also said to have sustained slight injuries in the scuffle.

Another LASTMA official at the scene was said to have alerted the police when they suspected the situation was getting out of hands

He said. “It took the intervention of the police to arrest the situation as the area boys were growing in number. Eventually, when the policemen showed up, the culprit driver and some area boys were all taken to Ipakodo Police Division.

Is it until these types of treatment are meted out to these LASTMA officials that they would stop their stupidity? Enough is enough. While try to stop a moving car, can’t you take down the number or find another way of doing your job.

I have seen them trying to get into people’s car in a bit to try to arrest them; and I wondered if something is wrong with them. They sometime seem to forget they are humans and can be hit by a running vehicle or even killed. I don’t think “death” is one of the hazards of their job or is it? Beating certainly is for misconduct. hehe