Fake LASTMA official Sentenced to two years in prison

The Lagos State Special Of­fences (Mobile) Court, sitting at Bolade, Oshodi, has sentenced a fake Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LAST­MA) Officer, Omotutu Bami­dele, to two- year in prison.

Omotutu was jailed on Mon­day for impersonation and ex­torting money from motorists in Lagos.

The convicted fake officer was arraigned by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on a two-count charge of imperson­ating as a public officer by rep­resenting as staff of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority according to Section 78 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015 and obtaining by false pre­text contrary to Sec. 323 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.

Also, a statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, made available to Daily Inde­pendent stated that the Magis­trate, Kehinde Ogundare, sen­tenced Omotutu Bamidele to a two-year jail term without any option of fine after he pleaded guilty to the charges.

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“Magistrate Ogundare emphasized that the convict should serve the jail term without any option fine due to the gravity of the offences committed,” Ade­bayo added.

The Prosecutor Barr. Olufemi Adekunle stated that the offences against the convict contravened Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

In reaction to the judgement, the General Manager of LAST­MA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said the judgement was a welcome development as it would serve as a deterrent to others who are still extorting money from in­nocent members of the public under false pretence.

According to Oreagba, “Our Monitoring and Surveillance Unit which has now been fully restructured would continue to hunt for other bad elements disturbing the peace of the so­ciety.”