Lekki Concession Company (LCC) has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba to tell Joseph Mbu to release toll operators arrested by his aides on Thursday 29 January.

In a statement by LCC, it pleaded with Abba to prevail on Mbu to release its staff after they were forcefully and unnecessarily seized from their duty post in Lagos state.

According to the statement: “At about 6:09 p.m. on Thursday 29 January 2015, the newly deployed AIG Zone 2, covering Lagos and Ogun States, (AIG Joseph Mbu) passed through Lane 8 at Toll Plaza 1 on the Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway, (a toll road under concession to a private concern, Lekki Concession Company-LCC) with 6 police vehicles and an armoured van in his convoy,” the statement said.

“Though it is customary to exempt law enforcement agents and other agencies on official duty from paying toll, each vehicle that passes through the plaza still needs to be processed as exempt vehicle to ensure adequate reconciliation of daily transactions. Consequently, while the toll collector was trying to process the vehicles, the police officers in the AIG’s convoy asked him to open the boom for all the vehicles to pass through. Unfortunately, all explanations by the Toll Collector on the need to follow LCC’s operational guidelines and to process the vehicles individually fell on deaf ears.”

LCC noted that: “After he had processed the first vehicle, the police men in AIG’s Mbu’s convoy jumped off their vehicle into the booth and physically assaulted the Toll Operator. They then bundled him and 3 policemen attached to the plaza into their vehicle and whisked them off.”

“The toll Collector and the 3 policemen are currently detained at Maroko Police Station in Lagos. The CCTV footage clearly shows that there was no delay or confrontation by the LCC staff at the plaza which could have degenerated into such act of intimidation, harassment and detention.

“In view of the foregoing, we wish to passionately appeal to the Inspector General of Police Mr. Suleiman Abba to kindly use his good office to intervene and ensure immediate release of the detained LCC staff as they have committed no offence. At the material time, they were only doing their legitimate duties.

“We also wish to affirm that we do appreciate the important functions of Law Enforcement Agencies. However, we expect them to also assist us in preventing a breakdown of law and order by following universal rules and procedures where applicable.”

Foolish man don begin show himself shei

Mbu hasn't yet realize where he found himsef dis is lagos state. Its obvious d man is illiterate. Why arrest a legitimate toll collectors n whisk dem off? Mbu's illegality will. Surely ends up in lagos, dat I'm sure off.

Tinubu and fash are very smart people they want to make sure even a fly passing thru that road pays his toll. So many people are not happy paying such expensive toll after paying a huge sum as tax to the lasag.

In Nigeria, we like too much oversabi. The law is the law but that does not mean that we should also not apply our No.6 or discretion in even matters of the law. A common Hilux will pass because it is a police car so why not respect the office of the man and let him pass since there had been no prior report about that convoy before and that may not have been his first time on that road. A supervisor should have used his discretionary powers there to let the man move while they sort their internal processes later.

If we demand so much from our police, a silly boom should not be used to disturb the movement of exempt cars, especially for an AIG regardless of the personality.

dabigwalls:
In Nigeria, we like too much oversabi. The law is the law but that does not mean that we should also not apply our No.6 or discretion in even matters of the law. A common Hilux will pass because it is a police car so why not respect the office of the man and let him pass since there had been no prior report about that convoy before and that may not have been his first time on that road. A supervisor should have used his discretionary powers there to let the man move while they sort their internal processes later.

If we demand so much from our police, a silly boom should not be used to disturb the movement of exempt cars, especially for an AIG regardless of the personality.

In Nigeria abi? We truely deserve our kinda leadership. That uniformed men cannot abide with simple laws and proceedure didnt resonate with u.....that they beat up someone carrying out his legitimate duty didnt get u bothered....that the abducted citizens (taxpayers/employers) of the very uniform they wear didnt make something click in that little brain of urs......all u r concerned with is becuz a policeman is driving pass all laws must be suspended for him to go his way. I pity u!!! I only hope this story is false.......mbu's days as a policeman are numbered. I hope he gets booted out dishonorably!

Seun and the mods, Front page pls. This is an important news that need serious attention.