Bus driver remanded for hitting LASTMA official



A bus driver, Ganiu Isiaka, has been remanded in custody for allegedly hitting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Sunday Nwangi, with the bus.

A statement on Thursday by the Public Affairs Officer of LASTMA, Mahmud Hassan, stated that the suspect had tried to evade arrest after violating the state’s traffic law when he hit the official.

The statement added that Isiaka was arrested and arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court on three counts of dangerous driving, driving without a licence and causing grievous bodily harm.



“He was arraigned before Magistrate Aminat Sule of the Ogudu Magistrate’s Court.  The court granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties each in like sum, while the case was adjourned till March 21, 2017.

“In a similar development, a NAPEP rider, Godfrey Efekoma, was arraigned before an Ogba Magistrate’s Court on two counts. He allegedly assaulted a LASTMA official, Rasak Oyekan, with a plank, and instigated the public against the official.


“He was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties each in like sum. He was remanded in the Kirikiri Prison pending when he would meet his bail conditions. The case was adjourned till March 13, 2017.”

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