"Stop Spreading False Information; Sanwo-Olu Did not Ask Us to Stop Arresting Motorists" LASTMA Warns Lagosians

 Following claims that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asked the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority(LASTMA) to desist from arresting motorists, the authority has given a press release addressing these claims as false. In the press release, LASTMA referred to the news as false report and the handiwork of mischief makers. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority further indicated in the press release that the false claim of the governor asking the agency to desist from arresting motorists, has repeatedly been in circulation since February 2020 despite persistent efforts by LASTMA to debunk the claim.

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LASTMA warned Lagosians especially motorists, to be careful of online reports aimed at causing chaos and mischief within the society. The press release debunking the false claim was given by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr Adebayo Taofiq who asserted that the General Manager, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, is currently ensuring that any person's responsible for spreading false information about LASTMA, its duties and responsibilities, will be apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law. He also emphasized that all working ethics of the Authority are being regulated by law.