OPERATIVES of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have apprehended a suspected serial impersonator, Femi Adegbemi, for impersonating LASTMA officials and collecting N140,000 from owners of vehicles impounded over traffic infractions.
According to media reports, LASTMA disclosed this in a statement issued via its X handle.
The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo, disclosed that the Agency’s monitoring and surveillance team arrested 56-year-old Adegbemi in the Oshodi area of Lagos.
Adebayo said LASTMA officials arrested the suspect following complaints by owners of impounded and ticketed inter-state commercial buses around Moshalasi by the Alaka area of Surulere. 
“Investigations conducted revealed that Adegbemi has been collecting huge amounts of money from innocent owners of vehicles impounded by LASTMA officials during enforcement operations,” he noted.
Meanwhile, the suspected serial impersonator confessed that he and his gang make about N250,000 every week.
The suspect, who resides at No. 9 Anifowose Street, Somolu, promised to turn a new leaf if left off the hook.
