Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday nabbed a fake traffic officer kitted in the agency’s uniform around the Lekki area of Lagos.
The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed the arrest in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs Department of LASTMA, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, in Lagos on Thursday.
Oreagba said the arrest took place around Lekki area when the agency’s operational team was monitoring and controlling traffic around the axis.
He said that preliminary investigations conducted by the agency revealed that the suspect belonged to a gang that had been extorting huge sums of money from innocent motorists
Oreagba said that the fake traffic officer and his gang had apprehended some Lagos residents for various traffic offences at different locations.
