LASTMA bars Junior Officers from Arresting Traffic Offenders

According to Vanguard, the General Manager of LASTMA, Engr. Babatunde Edu, gave the order in his address at a public forum on the Law, organised by the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, at the weekend.

He urged the public to report any junior officer who victimizes or harasses them, saying they have been stripped of the power to arrest.

Now this is how to distinguish between a junior officer and a senior officer, “You can easily identify the junior officer with black epaulet on their shoulders; they cannot arrest, only the senior ones with red epaulets on their uniforms can arrest.

We have stopped the juniors from arresting motorists and okada riders except during a joint operation. That is the extent we have gone in checkmating aggressive enforcement of the law”

So, next time a LASTMA Officer attempts to arrest you, be sure to look at his shoulder. if its  black epaulet the slap him......lol...i didn't say that oo.... Just exercise you free right......