Officers of Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity (LASTMA) on Thursday, April 1 apprehended two ‘One-Chance’ robbers in Lekki-Ajah axis of the state.
The ‘one chance’ form of criminality is a situation where criminals will disguise as commercial taxi or even private vehicle operators and pick innocent victims after which the criminals will convey them to secluded places and dispossess them of their belongings, often at gun point, kill them or demand ransom for their release.
According to a statement by Olumide Filade, Assistant Director Public Affairs of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, around 11.30pm to 12.00noon on Thursday, officials of the agency apprehended an unnumbered, wine coloured Toyota Camry sedan vehicle at Ikate, Lekki-Ajah axis of the State.
The car, that was being driven suspiciously against traffic popularly known as one-way driving, was accosted by the LASTMA officers.
It was revealed that while the driver was being interviewed by the officers, a lady raised alarm that the vehicle is a one-chance car that she unknowingly boarded.
She further narrated that all her valuables were forcefully taken away from her including her phone, ATM debit card and some other items.
The two one-chance robbers and the victim were subsequently handed over to the police division at Maroko by the LASTMA officers for thorough investigation and prosecution by the police.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olajide Oduyoye, lauded the operatives who achieved the feat saying LASTMA does not only manage traffic on Lagos roads but also renders humanitarian services.
He recalled the assistance rendered by some LASTMA officials to a pregnant lady and her child at Fagba area of Iju-Ishaga axis of the state, who had an accident on a commercial motorcycle that plied one-way about a week ago.
Oduyoye urged Lagos residents to be vigilant when boarding commercial vehicles and charged drivers to obey Lagos State traffic laws as promulgated by the State House of Assembly.
Watch some videos from the incident below;
wine coloured Toyota Camry sedan vehicle at Ikate, Lekki-Ajah axis of the State. The car, that was being driven suspiciously against traffic popularly known as one-way driving, was accosted by the LASTMA officers.
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— LASTMA (@followlastma) April 1, 2021
and they include her phone, ATM debit card and some other items.
The two one-chance robbers and the victim were subsequently taken and handed over to the police division at Maroko by the LASTMA officers for thorough investigation and prosecution by the police.
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— LASTMA (@followlastma) April 1, 2021
The @gm_lastma, Olajide Oduyoye, in his comment praised the LASTMA officers who carried out this feat and said that LASTMA does not only manage traffic on Lagos roads but also render humanitarian services on our roads.
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— LASTMA (@followlastma) April 1, 2021
