aspabay: I see a grand conspiracy by some Lekki elites to win public symphaty for this woman and make us believe she's innocent.
The TRUTH will be revealed soon.

I am not Lekki Elite and I know she is innocent not only because she is my friend but because it is the truth. The whole thing took place in the public. The witnesses are all alive and they are not Lekki big shots. The scene is around Ikate, almost directly opposite Zenith bank. You can go there and find out what happened. It did not hapen in America. Today, Lagos State officials came to the scene with family members of the late LASTMA official and they all heard the truth. Its shame that this vendetta is pursued against someone innocent when the real culprit has escaped.

I hope Fashola learns from this example that the ppple he has put out t

I hope fashola learns from this that the lastma ppple he always vouches for are just a group of dishonest ppple.imagine trying to pin murder on someone!!!!i don't live in leaking nor do I know the lady in question but imagine if this can happen to an suv driving big girl what will happen to a poor person that has no way of getting his or her facts out.God bless Nigeria.

Only time will tell...

How did a woman with a three month old baby out lastma the officials

.I find this hard to believe......

She ran from the scene abandoning her vehicle. This is not the standard prctice for Traffic offenders... Normally, they try to outrun and evade LASTMA, and when they fail, they allow themselves be taken into custody alongside their vehicle. And this normally happens with them sitted inside the car with the glass up and the doors locked.

That act of running away really makes her case worse..

However, she would only be charged with man slaughter and if she has money, would not spend more than a few months in Jail.

Seun: Na wa.

Have you now joined the league of NLers who have absolutely nothing to contribute on a thread but still feel their presence must be acknowledged? Nothing better than "na wa"?

@list i think dat was not d first tym d banker would passed there so she must av known d rules dat guides d place and besides y must all dis government workers sacrifice there lif 4 wot did nt worth it afterall even though she is guilty of d offence,was she d first person 2 be in dis kind of condition nowadays in nigeria wot of all d governors dat has killed b4 dey acquired there post, no body 2 question dem ar dey nt human being lyk us?pls 4 d sake of d baby let d woman go .

Update on LASMA, Banker issue

Eyewitnesses accuse LASTMA of framing female banker
August 14, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu - PUNCH Newspaper

Some eyewitnesses on Monday insisted that a female banker, Yinka Johnson, accused of crushing an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, was not culpable.

Detectives attached to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation visited the crime scene on Monday for an on-the-spot assessment.

But as soon as the team arrived, scores of eyewitnesses told the detectives, led by Mr. Solomon Ogochukwu, that the LASTMA official was crushed by a commercial bus driver while he was attempting to cross the road.

One of the witnesses, Simon Eze, said, “The banker was driving against traffic and was attempting to navigate to the other side of the road when she was accosted by LASTMA officials.

“The lady pleaded with them but they were adamant. Even one man in a red car alighted from his vehicle to plead with them but the officials refused and went to get a towing vehicle.

“As one of the officials attempted to cross the road, he was crushed by a commercial bus but he did not die on the spot. The LASTMA officials suddenly blamed the banker and accused her of killing their colleague.”

The witness said the commercial bus driver whose vehicle was damaged, stopped for a while but later sped off.

Another eyewitness, Ilonze Benjamin, said the LASTMA officials could be careless at times in their bid to enforce traffic laws by jumping in front of moving vehicles.

Benjamin described the spot where the accident occurred as “very dangerous,” adding that many people had lost their lives on the spot.

He said, “The LASTMA official was not crushed by the lady. He had seized the car keys and was attempting to cross the road when he was hit.

“The modus operandi of LASTMA extortion is that they seize car keys of errant motorists and walk far away from the vehicle so that the motorist will follow them. After the motorist follows them to a corner, they collect bribe and allow the culprit to go.

“Those LASTMA guys have been doing this for a long time now but unfortunately, the deceased did not look well when he was crossing the road.”

PUNCH Metro observed that detectives and LASTMA officials set up objects on the road to illustrate how the accident occurred, while pictures of the scene were also taken.

But an unidentified LASTMA official insisted that the banker crushed his colleague.

As witnesses pointed out inconsistencies in the official’s claim, one of the officials burst into tears, accusing the witnesses of conspiring against the officials of the agency.

“Many of these so-called eyewitnesses were not there when the incident occurred. My colleague was killed by the woman. It’s because members of the public don’t like us that is why they are ganging up against us,” he said.

A resident, who craved anonymity, urged the state government to install CCTV cameras along the expressway for security reasons.

“With the new traffic laws in Lagos State, CCTV has become necessary in order to save citizens from being framed by traffic officials and policemen,” she said.

Some of the witnesses later wrote statements and handed them over to the detectives.

The General Manager, LASTMA, Babatunde Edu, had in a statement on Friday – the day the incident occurred – accused Johnson of killing the official, Hameed Balogun, while she was driving against traffic along Lekki-Epe Expressway.

The GM had said, “Balogun was killed by the banker along the expressway while he was carrying out his official assignment at his duty post at Mega City, Ajah area of Lagos.

“The banker, an employee of IBTC drove in a Green Landrover SUV with number plate CY 276 LSD against traffic from Mega Chicken inward toll Plaza two and was intercepted by three officials of LASTMA.

“Johnson started driving recklessly in order to escape and in the process ran over the officer. The deceased was rushed down to Germaine Hospital where he later died as a result of injury sustained from the accident.”

http://www.punchng.com/metro/eyewitnesses-accuse-lastma-of-framing-female-banker/

Lastma makes UTurn due to testimonies from eye witnesses in the area including artisans and hawkers

http://www.ynaija.com/u-turn-murder-case-against-banker-yinka-johnson-dropped/

Lastma due to testimonies from eye witnesses in the area including artisans and hawkers

http://www.ynaija.com/u-turn-murder-case-against-banker-yinka-johnson-dropped/

i can confirm indeed that she has been set free and murder case has been dropped. God is never asleep. he is the all knowing all seeing God and an ever present help to the helpless, accused and afflicted. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!

murder charge has been dropped. it was not even brought to the court after the police investigation. She is now on bail to answer only traffic offense. LASTMA get ready your lawyers cos you will answer against malicious prosecution and defamation of character!

aribisala0:
No it is a defence

... Those Aribisalas I know are law abiding citizens.