
LASTMA HAVE RECOVERED GUN INSIDE VEHICLE HELD FOR DRIVING AGAINST TRAFFIC IN LAGOS
DAMILOLA LAWRENCE
Officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has recovered a gun (Pump Action) inside an unregistered vehicle impounded for driving against traffic (One-way) in Lagos, on 24th of November.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba revealed that the impounded unregistered vehicle (Black Honda) was apprehended by the patrol team of the Agency, while driving against traffic around Sango-Tedo inward Abijo G.R.A Along Lagos-Epe Expressway.
Mr. Oreagba disclosed further that Police men attached to Lastma officers on routine patrol around Lagos-Epe Expressway were immediately alerted about the incident for confirmation.
According to the General Manager “In no time that the owner/driver of the unregistered impounded vehicle (Honda) noticed that the gun (Pump Action) had been sighted inside his car he immediately took to his heel and was nowhere to be found anymore”
“The unregistered impounded vehicle (Honda car) with the recovered gun had been handed over to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ilasan Police Station for further investigations.
Mr Oreagba however appealed to members of the public to be security conscious as the year is coming to an end and must ensure that they reported any suspected strange movement within their environment to any nearby security agent of government.
More Stories
SENATE COMMENCES TWO-DAY PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED TAX REFORM BILLS
Key players from the country's financial and economic sectors are present at the Senate's two-day public hearing on proposed tax...
JUST IN: GOV AIYEDATIWA ANNOUNCES PARDON OF 43 CONVICTS IN ONDO
43 prisoners in Ondo State have been pardoned, according to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Shortly after his inauguration on Monday, the...
WORLD NEWS: GUNMEN KILL EIGHT IN CENTRAL MEXICO
Authorities in Mexico's most violent state said on Sunday that eight individuals had been shot dead by gunmen. According to...
VC ATTRIBUTES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES TO GREED, SAYS TINUBU LEADING NIGERIA IN RIGHT DIRECTION
The Vice Chancellor of the African School of Economics (The Pan-African University of Excellence), Abuja, Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has attributed...
TG/PS EDUCATION DISTRICT II HARPS ON USE OF MOTHER TONGUE
The Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Education District II, Mrs Anike Adekanye has reiterated the importance of Mother Tongue in the development...
UPDATE: NINE DEAD, THREE INJURED IN LAGOS/IBADAN EXPRESSWAY CRASH
Nine people were confirmed dead in a traffic accident that happened early on Monday at the Ayetoro section of the...