Lagos Driver Sets Himself Ablaze With Fuel Amid LASTMA Frustration
An unidentified Lagos driver has set himself on fire, just so he could burn himself and LASTMA officials.
An unidentified Lagos driver has set himself on fire, just so he could burn himself and LASTMA officials.
The video footage released on X (formerly Twitter) shows the driver moving close to a LASTMA official and then sets himself ablaze.
The Lagos driver said that they wanted to arrest him and impound his vehicle illegally.
The official statement released by LASTMA on their official social media handle reads
“This shocking event happened on Tuesday November 5, 2024, when the driver resisted arrest with aggression by LASTMA officials.
The vehicle had been intercepted for violating traffic regulations in the Cele inward Mile 2 area.
In the course of arrest, the driver and his conductor erupted into a frenzy, resorting to pouring petrol on LASTMA personnel and engaging in hostile confrontations and physical attacks against officers present.
The injured LASTMA officer, who sustained severe burns, was immediately transported to a nearby hospital for urgent medical treatment.”
The number plate of the Lagos driver has been picked and currently being tracked for possible questioning and prosecution.
Here’s what X (formerly Twitter) users has to say:
@Ernest_Osuji
“If you people want to video something, calm down video am na… which one you Dey laugh Dey video, person no Dey see something well🤷🏿♂️”
@manny_odg
“Para de everybody eye avoid wahala”
@ahmedsaleem
“I call on every personnel with small “power and authority “ to desist from provoking a struggling Nigerian.
Economy is in shambles and of course life is hard.
Therefore, the thinking/reasoning capacity of a struggling Nigerian is not so functional.”
@Chihunanya
“The fire for burn the stupid lastma… All those thugs that thiefnubu have power in Lagos”
@perfumelord1
“But seriously who found this unfortunate affair funny enough to laugh, most Nigerians are ill in the head.”
It looks like a good number of people are supporting the Lagos driver. This may be because of the behavior of LASTMA officials
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