Drama As Bus Driver Sets Himself, LASTMA Officials Ablaze (video)

Drama As Bus Driver Sets Himself, LASTMA Officials Ablaze (video)

A stunning occurrence unfurled in Lagos on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, when a business transport driver, endeavoring to stay away from capture for a criminal traffic offense, set himself and Lagos State Traffic The executives Organization (LASTMA) authorities on fire in the Mile 2 region, News360 Nigeria reports.

The occurrence, which has sent shockwaves across Lagos, happened on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in the Cele internal Mile-2 region where the driver had been pulled over for abusing traffic guidelines.

In a video flowing via online entertainment located by News360 Nigeria, a yellow-hued 14-traveler city transport was stopped practically in the center of the street with no less than 8 cops grouped before it while mixed up with the driver.

In a sparkle of an eye, fire ejected and got the traffic supervisors uninformed. Not every one of them were fortunate to escape safe.

A man thought to be the driver is burst in the into flames as well. He runs into the widely appealing, battling to pull off his white singlet. All the while, he is nearly hit by a petroleum big hauler.

Adebayo Taofiq, the overseer of the public undertakings and edification division at LASTMA, affirmed the occurrence in an explanation.

The assertion peruses; “The Lagos State Traffic The board Authority (LASTMA) has been made mindful of a troubling video showing the driver of a Volkswagen T4 business transport, tag LSD 355 CK, setting the two his vehicle and LASTMA officials burning in a baldfaced endeavor to sidestep capture.

“This stunning situation unfolded today, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, when the driver opposed capture with outrageous animosity by LASTMA authorities. The vehicle had been captured for disregarding traffic guidelines in the Cele internal Mile 2 region.

“Over capture, the driver and his guide ejected into a furor, depending on pouring petroleum on LASTMA staff and taking part in unfriendly showdowns and actual assaults against officials present.”

LASTMA added that the harmed official was hurried to a medical clinic for therapy.

“The harmed LASTMA official, who supported extreme consumes, was promptly moved to a close by clinic for earnest clinical treatment,” the organization expressed.

Business transport drivers are not new to conflicts with LASTMA and the Lagos state traffic authorities.

In 2022, A business vehicle driver himself burning in the Ajao Domain area of Lagos, to fight the capture of his transport by authorities of the LASTMA.

Two LASTMA authorities were said to have hauled him out of the vehicle and began the start for ahead development to their base at Oshodi.

As they were going to move, the driver, as indicated by observers, poured fuel on his body and struck a stick of matches.

While endeavors were on to extinguish the fire, other business transport drivers and guides, including passers-by, began pulling stones at the LASTMA authorities, an improvement that deteriorated into a battle between the authorities and punks.