Governor
Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday arrested an employee of the
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Israel Onyemaechi, for
driving against traffic.
It was learnt that Fashola arrested
Onyemaechi for committing the offence on Awolowo Road, Ikorodu, while he
was inspecting projects in the Ikorodu and Epe areas.
The governor’s convoy blocked the suspect’s vehicle and he was brought down from the blue bus which was branded LASAA.
The
driver reportedly pleaded with the governor but Fashola was said to
have been angered by the fact that he expected employees of the state to
lead by example.
Onyemaechi was said to have been apprehended by the governor’s security detail while the vehicle was impounded.
The governor has been known to arrest traffic offenders in the past.
On July 17, 2012, the governor accosted a colonel, K. I. Yusuf, for plying the BRT lane along the Outer Marina.
The governor has also been known to arrest several commercial motorcycle riders plying restricted routes.
Credit: Eniola Akinkuotu/Punch
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