Fake LASTMA Officer Nabbed, Sentenced To 4-Months Imprisonment

 A fake LASTMA officer, David Oluchukwu has been sentenced to a 4-month jail term by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi on Monday, December 19, 2022, for impersonating and extorting money from motorists particularly commercial bus drivers in Lagos.

The 27-year-old Oluchukwu was nabbed on Wednesday, December 14, around the Lekki area of Lagos while in the act.

He was then arraigned by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on a 2-Count charge of "Conduct likely to cause a breach of peace" and "Impersonation" before the court.

The Director, of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of (LASTMA) Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, in a press statement released on Tuesday, said that Magistrate Adesanya Ademola sentenced David Oluchikwu to a 4-month jail term without any option of fine after he pleaded 'Guilty' to the 2- count charges levied against him.

Magistrate Adesanya ruled that Oluchukwu should serve the 4 months jail term without any option fine due to the gravity of the offenses committed.

The Court Prosecutor Barrister Agbaje Oladotun stated that both offenses levied against the convict (Breach of Peace and Impersonation) contravened Section 168 (D) and Section 78 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State (2015) respectively.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Mr. Bolaji Oreagba while reacting to the judgment said it was a welcome development as it would serve as a deterrent to others who are still extorting money from innocent members of the public under false pretenses.

According to Mr. Oreagba "Our Surveillance and Intelligence Unit which has now been fully restructured would continue to hunt for other bad elements disturbing the peace of the society"