A bus driver has been arraigned for stripping himself naked and smearing faeces on officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to prevent the seizure of his vehicle.
LASTMA spokesperson, Olumide Filade, said the suspect was remanded by a magistrate court till August 2022.
Filade stated this in reaction to a video of the driver which went viral on Wednesday.
The driver, who spoke in Yoruba in the video, demanded to know his offence as he threatened to deal with the men.
He said, “What I will do to you, you will see it.”
Afterwards, he removed his clothes and briefs, exposing his private parts.
He subsequently squatted to excrete on his hand, which he smeared on the face of one of the officials.
The driver further attacked and hit one of the officials who took over the driver’s seat.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba, stated that the incident happened in March 2022 in the Maryland area of the state.
Filade said the vehicle was impounded on July 4, 2022.
“The driver has been arraigned at a magistrate’s court, where he was asked to be remanded at the Potoki Custodial Centre until August when his case would come up again.
“This only goes to show that the law will not spare any violator, however unruly you are. All LASTMA is advocating is voluntary compliance,” he added.
