The Lagos State Special Offences, Mobile Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi on Monday, sentenced a fake LASTMA Officer Omotutu Bamidele to a 2-year jail term for impersonating and extorting money from motorists across the state.
This was contained in a statement by the Director, of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Mr Adebayo Taofiq.
According to the statement, magistrate Kehinde Ogundare sentenced Omotutu Bamidele to a 2-year jail term without any option of fine after he pleaded guilty to the 2- count charge levied against him.
The statement read “The convicted fake Lastma Officer was arraigned by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on 2-Count charges of “Did impersonate as a public officer by representing as staff of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (S.78 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015)” and “Did obtain by fraudulent trick (Sec. 323 of the Criminal Law, Lagos State)” before the court.
“The Court Prosecutor Barr. Olufemi Adekunle stated that both offences levied against the convict contravened the Criminal Law of Lagos State (2015).”
