The police in Adamawa state have arrested a thirty-five-year-old man identified as Ishaya The deceased, Franchise Albert and his 20-year-old wife, Libiyatu, had been having family issues since 2022 after she began having an extramarital affair with the suspect. e deceased was said to have warned both his wife and the suspect who resides at Luggure Gajere in Fufore LGA, but they refused to heed his warning. "My husband had warned us when he got wind of what we were doing. My husband and I fought over the issue as a result of which I left for my parents' house. Ishaya followed me and took me into the bush and had an affair after the warning. He slept with me 5 times". Libiyatu told the police after she was arrested The culprit was said to have kept committing adultery with the victim's wife while assuring her that her husband would not get to know what they were doing. "We later resolved our family issues with my husband and asked me to return to my matri...
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The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, in a statement released on Sunday, March 26, 2023, by the Director, Public Affairs Department, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, said that the suspect was arrested at Olu Holloway Road by Alfred Rewane area of Ikoyi by the agency's Monitoring/Surveillance team led by Mr. Ashafa Moyosore (Zonal Head).
Mr. Oreagba confirmed further that the Agency carried out a special monitoring/Surveillance operations about the suspect and got him arrested in response to complaints from motoring public (Obinna Kingsley & Adewusi Adebola) via Lastma hotlines/social media handles.
Investigation conducted revealed that the arrested suspect has been extorting huge sums of money from motorists for various traffic offences ranging from seat-belt, obstructions, illegal overtaking and One-way at different locations around Lagos Island.
“It is disheartening getting complaints from road users particularly motorists on activities of these unscrupulous elements impersonating and extorting money from them,” he said.
Mr. Oreagba urged the general public to be wary of these fake traffic officers stating that the Agency operates a cashless policy as any violators apprehended are charged to Court with a 'Referral Notice' issued to them.
“Let me warn motoring public to desistfrom inducing traffic officers in any form (money) as both the giver and taker are liable before the law," he said.
The General Manager however warned other impersonators disguising as Lastma personnel to immediately desist from such illegal acts as more surveillance personnel have been strategically deployed to hunt for them.
The arrested suspect, Mr. Omotutu Bamidele, 55, confessed to having been impersonating with a reflective jacket as a Lastma officer and extorting money from motorists particularly private car owners/ drivers at highbrow areas across the State.
Mr. Bamidele who confirmed to be living with his junior brother inside in one of the Army Barracks in Lagos confessed further to have operated around Ikoyi, Obalende, Apongbon Bridge, Iporin, Olowu areas apprehending both commercial and private cars for various traffic infractions including driving against traffic (one-way).
The suspect who hailed from 'Atijere Town' in Ondo State said he and his colleagues are making an average of N35,000 from extortions on a daily basis.
“Any motorists, particularly private car owners I catchdropping someone at any undesignated bus stop paid between N15,000 to N20,000 while those caught for driving against traffic (One-way) paid a minimum of N35,000,” the suspect said.
One Mr. Adewusi Adebola (a complainant) confirmed that the suspect (Omotutu Bamidele) apprehended him for 'obstruction' on the 6th of March, 2023 around Spac bus stop by Awolowo Road, Ikoyi and collected N20,000 from him for dropping his colleagues.
While Obinna Kingsley complaint via one of the Lastma social media handles (Twitter) that he was forced to transferred N50,000 to the arrested suspect (Omotutu Bamidele) for 'Obstruction' on Awolowo Road by Obalende Bridge towards Tafawa Balewa Square (T.B.S).
“Honestly speaking I had written series of negative stories about activities of Lastma on social media particularly on 'Twitter' since the ugly incidents happened until I was called by Lastma Management that the man I reported that extorted money from me was a fake traffic Officer and that he has been arrested,” said Mr. Adewusi Adebola, owner of a Toyota Corolla (LSR 299 AY).
Meanwhile, the Director, Legal Department (Lastma) Barr. Akerele Kehinde disclosed that the arrested suspect would be charged to court with all items recovered from him (fake identity card & a reflective jacket) on Monday, 27th of March, 2023) in accordance with the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State.
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The police in Adamawa state have arrested a thirty-five-year-old man identified as Ishaya The deceased, Franchise Albert and his 20-year-old wife, Libiyatu, had been having family issues since 2022 after she began having an extramarital affair with the suspect. e deceased was said to have warned both his wife and the suspect who resides at Luggure Gajere in Fufore LGA, but they refused to heed his warning. "My husband had warned us when he got wind of what we were doing. My husband and I fought over the issue as a result of which I left for my parents' house. Ishaya followed me and took me into the bush and had an affair after the warning. He slept with me 5 times". Libiyatu told the police after she was arrested The culprit was said to have kept committing adultery with the victim's wife while assuring her that her husband would not get to know what they were doing. "We later resolved our family issues with my husband and asked me to return to my matri...
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