Court Remands Six Over Attack On Lagos Govt Officials

Six suspected notorious miscreants have been remanded in custody by a Lagos State Mobile Court following a violent attack on officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other government agencies during a midnight enforcement operation along Airport Road, Lagos.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the LASTMA’s spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, the suspects, seven in total, were arraigned on Tuesday, before the Chief Magistrate of the Lagos State Mobile Court on four-count charges.

One of the defendants, who pleaded not guilty, was granted bail, while the remaining six were remanded. The matter was adjourned to February 19, 2026, for further hearing.

The enforcement exercise was personally led by the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in collaboration with security operatives, the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Corps, the Lagos State Task Force, and LASTMA field officers.

The operation aimed to curb illegal encroachment by commercial bus operators and criminal syndicates, following repeated complaints from the Nigerian Airport Authority (NPA).

According to the NPA, the activities of the suspects had become a major public nuisance, involving harassment, intimidation, and dispossession of members of the public along the airport corridor.

During the operation, five officers of the joint task force were attacked with dangerous weapons, and one of the Authority’s tow trucks was deliberately set on fire.

Despite the violent assault, the enforcement team demonstrated professionalism and restraint. The operation also resulted in the impounding of 56 vehicles, including 44 commercial buses, five private vehicles, and seven trucks, for traffic and environmental violations.

“Despite the severe provocation and imminent threat to life and public assets, officers of the joint enforcement team exhibited exceptional professionalism, commendable restraint and conspicuous courage in the face of the coordinated onslaught.

“In the course of the operation, a total of 56 vehicles were impounded for various traffic and environmental infractions, comprising 44 commercial buses, five private vehicles and seven trucks,” the statement read.

Bakare-Oki reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to protecting public infrastructure, maintaining law and order, and ensuring the safety of all road users.

He warned that acts of lawlessness would be met decisively with the full weight of the law, assuring residents that enforcement operations along critical corridors of Lagos would continue in close collaboration with sister agencies.