Some youths suspected to be students of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, allegedly abducted a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority official and injured three others on Thursday because the traffic officials reportedly accosted them for using the lane designated for Bus Rapid Transit on Wednesday.

The students were said to have also gone to LASTMA Zone 15 Office, Iponri, and vandalised four impounded vehicles in the office.

LASTMA spokesperson, Mrs. Bola Ajao, told our correspondent on the telephone that the students were members of the school’s Students’ Union.

She said, “On Wednesday afternoon, an unregistered Mazda bus with the inscription ‘Yaba College of Technology Students’ Union’ was seen using the BRT lane around Post Office, Oyingbo. The vehicle had eight occupants including one Ademola Adesola, the union’s leader.

“The students became unruly and refused to cooperate with the LASTMA officials headed by Mr. Kayode Odunuga. So, anti-robbery policemen attached to Denton Police Division immediately rushed to the scene.

“After the police intervened, the students then cooperated and the vehicle was taken down to LASTMA Zone 15 office at Iponri. On getting there, the students were made to sign an undertaking which must be typed on a Yabatech letter-head paper. Adesola said he did not have an original but a photocopy of a letter-head paper. Based on compassionate grounds, we accepted it and they were allowed to go.

“On Thursday, however, the students suddenly abducted a LASTMA official, Mr. Obasanmi Oladimeji, who was on duty at Jibowu area. The students then went down to Zone 15 office with two buses; one commercial bus and the red Mazda bus which they used on Wednesday. The students vandalised four impounded vehicles which were on the premises.”

afam4eva: How did these agberos gain admission in the first place?

slimming: That is lawlessness by the students, no matter their action uniform should be respected.

slimming: That is lawlessness by the students, no matter their action uniform should be respected.

Onyocha:

perhaps if they didn't gain admission,we could have seen them in LASTMA uniform.

segun-obe:
Wetin concern agbero with overload
What has anti-robbery policemen got to do with lastma-student palaver?

afam4eva: How did these agberos gain admission in the first place?

Onyocha:

perhaps if they didn't gain admission,we could have seen them in LASTMA uniform.

cyril83: you are a f.o.ol

Onyocha:

perhaps if they didn't gain admission,we could have seen them in LASTMA uniform.

Onyocha:

perhaps if they didn't gain admission,we could have seen them in LASTMA uniform.