Five persons were yesterday sentenced to 150 days imprisonment for assaulting officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, officials.
They were jailed without option of fines by the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Alausa, Ikeja, for attacking the officials in the course of doing their jobs. It was gathered that 12 people committed the offence; seven were arrested while the others were still at large.
Two of the suspects, Philip and Obigwe, pleaded not guilty to the charge and were granted bail by Magistrate Jade Adeyemi, in the sum of N100, 000 each. Each of them is also required to produce two sureties, who would enter into bond in like sum, who must be, gainfully employed with proof of evidence.
Those arraigned include; Ejike Obuke, Amos Philips, Eyo Edem, Abrah Sunday, Daniel Obigwe, Destiny Koseide and Ramsey Akpan. They were all charged with unlawful obstruction of the officers from carrying out their official duties, assaulting the trio of Jimoh Yusuf, Ojabodu Jaiyeola and Adenuga Yusuf and breaching public peace.
Reacting to the judgement, LASTMA General Manager, Engr. Babatunde Edu, recalled that the patrol team of the agency arrested a commercial bus driver for contravening the law at Ojuelegba. He said in the process of taking the bus to LASTMA office, no fewer than 12 men appeared and unleashed terror on the officers.
He added that they freely used sharp objects such as broken bottles, machetes and screw drivers to stab the officers, adding that it was during the chaotic situation that the bus was driven away from the scene by the offenders.
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