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Bus Conductor Stabs Traffic Officer in Lagos

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • A bus conductor in Lagos allegedly stabbed a traffic officer during a routine enforcement.
  • The incident occurred when a commercial bus was apprehended for obstructing traffic.
  • Authorities condemned the attack and have apprehended the suspect for prosecution.

A Lagos traffic manager sustained a stab wound during a routine enforcement operation on Monday, allegedly at the hands of a bus conductor. The incident unfolded at the Ile-Epo Market on the Lagos-Abeokuta Road when a commercial bus was stopped for obstructing traffic.

The officer was carrying out his statutory responsibility of ensuring unobstructed vehicular movement and maintaining order on Lagos roadways.

— Olalekan Bakare-OkiGeneral Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), explaining the officer's duty.

According to the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the bus driver resisted the officers' lawful actions. In a sudden escalation, the vehicle's conductor reportedly used a screwdriver to attack a LASTMA officer. The injured officer was promptly taken to a medical facility and is reportedly responding well to treatment.

In a shocking escalation of events, the vehicle’s conductor armed himself with a screwdriver and violently attacked a LASTMA officer, inflicting a stab wound during the altercation.

— Olalekan Bakare-OkiGeneral Manager of LASTMA, describing the attack.

The suspect was apprehended and handed over to the Abattoir Police Division for further investigation and potential prosecution. Bakare-Oki condemned the hostility directed at traffic personnel, emphasizing that the Lagos State Government will not tolerate assaults on officers performing their duties. He stressed that attacking LASTMA personnel is an affront to public order and the rule of law, and perpetrators will face legal consequences.

Our officers are deployed across the state to facilitate seamless movement of people, goods and services as well as to ensure strict compliance with extant traffic regulations.

— Olalekan Bakare-OkiGeneral Manager of LASTMA, defending the role of traffic officers.

Bakare-Oki urged all road users to comply with traffic regulations and cooperate with traffic management authorities to ensure a safer and more orderly transport system. He also appealed to transport unions to educate their members on respecting law enforcement and traffic officers.

Any act of violence against them constitutes an affront to public order and the rule of law and will not go unpunished.

— Olalekan Bakare-OkiGeneral Manager of LASTMA, warning against attacks on officers.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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