By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have arrested a commercial bus conductor for allegedly stabbing one of its officers during a routine traffic enforcement operation at Ile-Epo Market, inward Abule-Egba, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
The incident occurred on Monday when a LASTMA patrol team apprehended a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number LSR 989 XG for allegedly causing traffic obstruction along the busy Ile-Epo Market corridor.
According to LASTMA, the driver of the vehicle resisted the enforcement exercise, while the conductor, identified as Lekan Olasunkanmi, allegedly armed himself with a screwdriver and attacked one of the traffic officers, inflicting a stab wound during the confrontation.
The injured officer was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where he received emergency treatment. LASTMA said he is responding positively to treatment.
