Around Lagos

Guests at the NAFEST event were entertained with different cultural displays by representatives of the 36 states and the Federal Territory, Abuja.

The drivers, who just called off their strike, accused officials of the defunct RTEAN of breaking the windscreen of a driver, beating him up and using a machete on him, and LASTMA of impounding 50 vehicles.

According to the group’s coordinator, an accident occurred on Monday, when the miscreants were forcing and dragging the steering wheel with the truck driver to collect money forcefully, which unfortunately made the truck lose control and crush three people to death.

The traffic management team was also admonished to identify unauthorised bus stops used by recalcitrant commercial bus drivers with a view of curbing their excesses.

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The soldiers, who refused to turn back, pounced on the two officials and began to beat them. They were joined by another set of soldiers in a different vehicle.

Some affected Corp members who lobbied their way, paying huge sums of money to be posted to Lagos State were not happy with the decision.

A resident and her daughter recounted how the flood waters reached their chests, and how they scrambled for something to hold on to in a bid to avoid being swept away by the flood.

The move became necessary to checkmate the activities of some criminal elements that have devised various operational strategies to attack unsuspecting members of the public, thereby making it difficult for law enforcement agencies to track or trace such incidence.

Oni and others, now at large, allegedly mounted a roadblock and were forcefully and violently extorting money from motorists.