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Commercial bus conductor stabs LASTMA officer during traffic enforcement in Lagos
A commercial bus conductor has reportedly stabbed a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, officer with a screwdriver during a routine traffic enforcement operation at Ile-Epo Market, inward Abule-Egba, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, while attempting to resist the arrest of his vehicle for traffic obstruction.
The suspect, identified as Lekan Olasunkanmi, was arrested and handed over to the police following the attack, while the injured officer was rushed to a nearby hospital where he received emergency treatment and is responding positively.
A statement by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said the incident occurred when a LASTMA patrol team, carrying out its responsibility of ensuring free flow of traffic and maintaining order on Lagos roads, impounded a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number LSR 989 XG for causing serious traffic obstruction at the busy Ile-Epo Market axis.
According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, the driver of the commercial bus resisted the enforcement operation, after which the conductor allegedly armed himself with a screwdriver and attacked one of the traffic officers, inflicting a stab wound during the confrontation.
Following the incident, the matter was reported to the Abattoir Police Division, where the suspect was taken into custody for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The agency disclosed that during preliminary police interrogation, the suspect reportedly admitted to bringing out the screwdriver and confessed that he mistakenly stabbed the LASTMA officer during the altercation.
Reacting to the incident, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed concern over what he described as the growing hostility and attacks against traffic management officers while carrying out their lawful duties.
He said the Lagos State Government would not tolerate any form of assault, intimidation, harassment or attack on officers responsible for maintaining order on public roads.
“Anyone found attacking LASTMA personnel in the course of their lawful duties will face the full weight of the law. Our officers are deployed across the State to facilitate seamless movement of people, goods and services, as well as to ensure strict compliance with extant traffic regulations. Any act of violence against them constitutes an affront to public order and the rule of law and will not go unpunished,” he said.
Bakare-Oki also urged motorists, commercial transport operators and other road users to obey traffic regulations as contained in the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.
He stressed that cooperation with traffic management authorities remains essential to achieving a safer, more efficient and orderly transportation system across the state.
The LASTMA boss further appealed to transport unions, commercial vehicle operators and road users to continue educating their members on the need to respect traffic management and other law enforcement officials while carrying out their duties.
Two people were reportedly killed and five others, including a pregnant woman, abducted after suspected bandits attacked Rafin Ciyawa village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine.
“Last night, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Rafin Ciyawa village in Ningi LGA, Bauchi State, killing two people and abducting five others, including a pregnant woman and four men,” Bakatsine wrote.
He added: “Four residents were injured in the attack; two have been discharged from hospital, while two others remain under treatment in Bauchi after suffering gunshot wounds.”
Bakatsine also noted that local authorities had confirmed the incident and said appropriate measures were being taken in response.
The attack has left families of the abducted victims anxiously awaiting their return, particularly the pregnant woman among those taken by the assailants.
The Bauchi State Police Command says it has arrested a 50-year-old man over the alleged defilement of a nine-year-old girl in Bulkachuwa, Katagum Local Government Area.
The suspect, identified as Muhammadu Audu, is in custody as investigations continue.
According to the police, the incident was reported on June 15, 2026, after the girl’s father alleged that the suspect lured the child while she was hawking soya bean cake on June 14. The suspect allegedly took her to an uncompleted building, where he committed the offence.
The victim was taken to the Primary Health Care Centre in Bulkachuwa for medical examination and treatment.
The suspect was also reported to have confessed during interrogation and allegedly admitted to threatening the child with a knife if she told her parents.
Commissioner of Police Sani-Omolori Aliyu condemned the incident and ordered a thorough investigation, stating that the command has zero tolerance for sexual violence and crimes against children.
“The Bauchi State Police Command will ensure that this case is diligently investigated and prosecuted,” he said.
Police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib said the suspect is expected to face prosecution upon completion of investigations.
Delta State Police Command led by CP Yemi Oyeniyi have charged a suspect to court over the alleged murder of Bishop Chinedu Okonkwo.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this in a statement sent to DAILY POST.
He noted that the suspect was charged to court after he was arrested by Operatives of the Anambra Police Command.
He said, “Following the murder of one Bishop Chinedu Okonkwo on 12th May 2026 at Ibusa, in Oshimili North LGA allegedly by his driver, on 13th of may 2026, operatives of Anambra state Police command arrested the suspect at Akwuzo when he attempted to sell the Land Cruiser Jeep belonging to the bishop.”
“Anambra State Police command carried preliminary investigation and handed over the suspect to Delta State Police command.
“Further investigation revealed that the suspect before carrying out this act was earlier employed by a company in River state.
“While working there, he made away with their vehicle, a 2016 model Toyota Corolla, sold it and disappeared.
“The suspects has been charged to court for the case of suspected murder.”
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