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Lagos State To Arraign 14 LASTMA Officers Over Extortion
The Lagos State Government has announced that, under the state’s current norms and regulations, a disciplinary tribunal will hear charges against 14 employees of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) for extortion and high-handedness.
This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, on behalf of the General Manager of the traffic regulatory body, Mr Bolaji Oreagba.
Oreagba claims that the impacted employees include three young LASTMA officers and 11 senior LASTMA officers who were busted extorting cash (bribes) from drivers at various sites throughout the state.
