PHOTO: LASTMA Official Slaps Chief Magistrate, Gets Arrested

 

                   

Shittu, hiding his face after he was arrested and handcuffed 

for slapping a Chief Magistrate

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Taye Shittu an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, 

slapped a Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Komolafe Abimbola of Court 2 Ikeja, Lagos, western 

Nigeria.

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Immediately after the incident the official was arrested by the police at Pen Cinema 

Police Station.

Mrs. Komolafe Abimbola was on her way to the office when the incident happened 

on Wednesday, around Pen Cinema area of Agege.

Shittu accused Mrs. Abimbola of not obeying the traffic light and ordered her to come 

out of her car. The woman was said to have followed Shittu’s instruction after which 

there was an argument between them.

During the argument Shittu 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. Donatus Ozoani, said the accused will be charged to court after the conclusion 

of police investigation.

Former LASTMA official who asked for anonymity, said the attitude of Shittu was an 

embarrassment to the authority.

An anonymous LASTMA senior official said that Shittu has been tried internally and 

was subsequently dismissed from LASTMA and handed over back to the police for 

prosecution, as they do not condone such act in LASTMA.

According to PM news, when their correspondents visited Pen Cinema Police Station 

this morning, Shittu was seen in handcuffs being taken to court by the police.

Attempts to speak with Shittu proved futile as he refused to talk and hid his face from 

camera.