Driver accuses LASTMA officials of N10,000 extortion

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A taxi driver, Sunday Hunkokoe, has accused officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), of N10,000 extortion.

Hunkokoe alleged that the officials, who wrongly accused him of not wearing his seatbelt, also broke one of his headlamps.Hunkokoe, who said he was in his car with his wife that morning, narrated how the officials, who were on duty at Cassette bus stop, Ijesha, Lagos, claimed that he only wore his seatbelt after seeing them.

“I was taking my wife to work and also intended to start the day’s business when I saw from my side mirror that the LASTMA officials were chasing someone. I actually thought it was the vehicle behind me. The next thing, one of them ran to my car, opened it and jumped inside.“I know one of them very well. So, I asked him what was the matter and he said I did not wear seatbelt.

“But I remembered that I didn’t give her transport fare to return home in the evening and I quickly ran after her to do so. Before I could turn back, they had driven off with my taxi. Since the money I had was inside the car, those officers made me trek from there to their Iponri area office. “I asked them why they would do something like that and they said I should go and bring N10,000 or else they would give me ticket of N50,000,” the driver said.

 

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