This is what we have been telling them, you are not above any
citizen because you wear a LASTMA uniform. A LASTMA official has bitten
more than what he could chew on Wednesday, 5th of March, 2014 in Pencinema Agege, when he allegedly slapped a chief magistrate. He has been handed over to the police
and will soon be charged to court. But how can a man in his right
senses slap a woman because you claim she broke the law. How could you?
Oh well… Good luck Shittu! Here’s how Pm News is reporting the incident.
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management
Authority, LASTMA, identified as Taye Shittu, has been arrested by the
police at Pen Cinema Police Station for allegedly slapping a Chief
Magistrate, Mrs. Komolafe Abimbola of Court 2 Ikeja, Lagos, western
Nigeria.
She was on her way to the office around Pen Cinema area of Agege when the incident happened on Wednesday.
P.M.NEWS investigation revealed that Shittu accused Mrs. Abimbola
of not obeying the traffic light and ordered her to come out of her car.
She was said to have obeyed Shittu’s instruction after which there
was an argument between them. During the argument Shittu was said to
have slapped Mrs. Abimbola and she sustained injury on her face.
The victim reported the assault at Pen Cinema Police Station and Shittu was promptly arrested by the police.
While confirming the incident, Lagos State Deputy Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Damatus Ozoani, said the accused will be charged
to court after the conclusion of police investigation.
A senior official of LASTMA who pleaded for anonymity also told
P.M.NEWS that Shittu has been tried internally and was subsequently
dismissed from LASTMA and handed over back to the police for
prosecution.
“We have conducted a board room trial for him and he has been
dismissed from the service. We have also handed him over back to the
police for prosecution. We do not condone such act in LASTMA,’’ said the
source.
As a result
of the incident, P.M.NEWS learnt that the court Mrs. Abimbola is
presiding over could not sit yesterday as litigants had to take
adjournment for their cases.
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