When the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) seized an unregistered Honda for driving against the flow of traffic, they found a pump-action rifle inside. The car was impounded on Thursday, according to the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, who made the announcement in a statement from the Director of the Public Affairs Read More…
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LASTMA summons 3 officials over alleged extortion
Three officers have been brought before an inquiry panel by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) for allegedly extorting drivers. This was said by Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, General Manager of LASTMA, in a statement released on Sunday in Lagos by LASTMA’s Public Affairs Unit. Oreagba stated that a seven-person inquiry panel established to fully Read More…
Court invites parties to justify N20 million decision against LASTMA
In a N20 million lawsuit against the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Justice Tijani Ringim of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered some Nigerian commercial banks to appear and give reasons. Following a garnishee action brought by a Lagos lawyer named Mr. David Enemona, the court issued the order for parties Read More…
LASTMA sacks officer for misconduct
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has announced the dismissal of an officer of the agency after being found guilty of misconduct by a Disciplinary Committee. A statement signed by the General Manager, Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, said the officer, who was seen in a viral post on Facebook soliciting for bribe from a vehicle Read More…
LASTMA salvages debris from BRT bus/trailer accident
Dorman Long bridge now free of impediments Traffic is now free along the Dorman Long bridge inward Fadeyi. This follows an all-night salvage of an accident involving a Primero TSL BRT bus and all loaded trailer. Men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) spent the entire night from Sunday evening into Monday morning Read More…
[Breaking] BRT Bus and Loaded Trailer in Dorman Long bridge accident
Expected traffic queue from Barracks to Fadeyi expected on Monday Unless authorities clear debris on the Dorman Long bridge in Surulere overnight, city travellers should expect a long traffic queue on Monday morning. This is because of an accident involving a Primero TSL BRT bus and a loaded trailer. According to an alert from the Read More…
Lagos govt to prosecute man accused of attacking LASTMA official
The Lagos State Government is set to arraign one Fred Onwuche, a commercial driver, next week, for allegedly assaulting Razak Kosoko, a LASTMA official who was on assigned duty in Lekki. A statement issued over the weekend by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), warned the general public of Read More…