A driver has been remanded for allegedly killing a LASTMA officer in Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya, was on Wednesday remanded by the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly killing an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA). The commercial bus driver was … Read more
“The Naval Ratings further beckoned on their colleagues who were passing by in another vehicle to join them in the physical assault of the LASTMA Personnel…” An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has been left injured after he was attacked by some naval ratings for apprehending a Volkswagen Bus. According to eyewitnesses, … Read more
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Olajide Oduyoye, has condemned the assault and unwarranted murder of an officer of the agency, Obasu Godwin. Oduyoye, who made the condemnation in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, also expressed bitterness over an assault on another officer, Adeniyi Hakeem. According to the statement, signed … Read more
The Lagos State Government has on Friday has arraigned a reckless driver for injuring a policeman in Oshodi. The government stressed that the culprit has been remanded in prison with no option of bail and would also be charged separately for attempted murder. The Lagos State Government has on Friday has arraigned a reckless driver, … Read more
A video that went viral on Thursday showed a sports utility vehicle tipping a police officer off a bridge into a ditch while trying to evade arrest General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olajide Oduyoye, on Friday, disclosed that the motorist who knocked a police officer over a bridge in Lagos will … Read more
LASTMA has said that officials of the agency will begin to monitor traffic violation with the use of smart body cameras. The agency stated that the body cameras on officers would help capture various incidences across major roads in the state. The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olajide Oduyoye, on … Read more
A motorist on Thursday knocked down a police officer off a bridge into a canal while trying to escape arrest in Lagos State. The incident happened around the army resettlement centre in the Oshodi area of the state. Read also: Abdulrasheed Bawa: Important Facts To Know About New EFCC Chairman The driver of the Toyota … Read more
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has described the attack on its official, Mr. Kosoko Razak, by a suspected commercial driver of an unpainted Suzuki Minibus with Registration number AAA 693 YC at Jakande in Lekki, Lagos State as brutal. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, said that this is not the first … Read more
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 The Lagos State Government, on Monday, arraigned one Ben Emmanuel before a Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba for allegedly assaulting a LASTMA officer, Ismaila Lukman. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Kayode Oyekanmi. According to the statement, Emmanuel in the company of … Read more
A man identified as Ben Emmanuel will be prosecuted by Lagos State Government for assaulting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Authority (LASTMA), Ismaila Lukman. Ekohotblog gathered that Emmanuel was said to have assaulted Lukman on Sunday, November 8, at Jakande junction, Lekki, causing him an injury on his head. Speaking about the incident, … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced that it will prosecute one Mr Ben Emmanuel for assaulting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) at the Jakande junction in Lekki on Sunday. Speaking on how he was allegedly assaulted, the LASTMA officer, Mr Ismaila Lukman, said that while controlling traffic at Jakande Junction, … Read more
Following the wanton destruction of properties and attack on police formation in Lagos, motorists in the state have had to grapple with a crippling traffic congestion as officers of law enforcement agencies are visibly absent on thoroughfare. The attack on police formations in the aftermath of the violence that characterised the EndSARS protest has left … Read more
12 October, 2020 The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, has said that the Agency, in collaboration with other traffic law enforcement organisations in Lagos, is ready to take over the full traffic control and management in Apapa whenever officially handed over by the Presidential Task Force. This was contained … Read more
The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management has assured the public that operations of its officers would closely be monitored. Mr Oduyoye revealed this in a Press statement released on by the Agency on Monday. The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, has assured the public that due … Read more
Train Crashes Into Bus In Lagos Ekohotblog, September 14, 2020…A train has just rammed into a bus in Oshodi area of Lagos state. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) announced and confirmed the news via it’s official Twitter handle. The agency noted that the accident happened this morning between a train and a Volkswagen T4 bus at … Read more
Female LASTMA Officer To Face Penalty For Assaulting Passenger (video) Ekohotblog’, September 13, 2020….A female officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) is now to be investigated for possible disciplinary action following a viral video that captured her assaulting a passenger. The agency revealed that investigation will be carried out on the incident … Read more
Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity (LASTMA), has spoken on the fire incident within its premises. Mr Olajide Oduyoye, the General Manager, explained that the fire started at the abandoned Vehicle Yard and not on LASTMA property. The GM said “seven dead beat vehicles that had been abandoned and already in preparedness for disposal for years … Read more
Ten cars and one trailer was razed by the inferno of a fire outbreak that occurred in the yard of Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) located at Osodi, Lagos. This incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Agency’s spokesperson, Nosa Okunbor on Friday, August 14. However, the cause of the fire is uncertain … Read more
Impediments by truck drivers will affect free flow of traffic on alternative routes as the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos is partially closed, a state official has said. Mr Olajide Oduyoye, General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), gave the warning on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in … Read more