Confusion as LASTMA, tanker drivers clash

There was heavy vehicular traffic at the Oshodi area of Lagos State on Monday after tanker drivers and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, engaged in a free for all.It was gathered that the fight broke out after LASTMA officials attempted to tow some tankers parked on the service lane of Sanya Bus Stop along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.According to eyewitnesses, the traffic officials confronted the drivers around 9am and attempted to tow some tankers, but the tanker drivers resisted the move, leading to a clash.An eyewitness, Mathew, who spoke to our correspondent over the telephone, said the tanker drivers overpowered and injured about three traffic officials in the physical confrontation and they all took to their their heels.He said, The tanker drivers outnumbered the LASTMA officials and injured about three of them.The tanker drivers then vandalised the towing vehicle and mounted a road block on the expressway.The incident caused heavy vehicular traffic from Ijeshatedo to Oshodi Bus Stop.Policemen later intervened and dispersed the drivers around 3pm.Meanwhile, the LASTMA expressed dissatisfaction over the decision of the Federal High Court, Lagos to stop the agency from imposing fine on traffic offendersSolicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), on Monday, said Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order, had also refused to grant its application for a stay of execution.The agency said the judgment was a misconception of the law of road traffic offenders, adding that people were free to proceed to court but that should not be a fundamental issue.Pedro said, People should not be deceived; it is an operation that exists in the whole world.
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