There was drama at
Palmgrove Bus Stop in
Lagos State, on Monday
when a commercial bus
driver stripped to avoid
being arrested by officials
of the Lagos State Traffic
Management
Authority. The LASTMA
officials had blocked five
different commercial
buses for indiscriminately
taking passengers by the
side of the road.
Passengers in the four
vehicles were asked to
alight, as officials of the
traffic agency took over
the wheels of the
impounded vehicles. But
something
happened when the driver,
an elderly man, who drove
the fifth bus suddenly
went inside his bus and
brought out a bowl.
According to Punch, a
fetid odour emanating
from the bowl polluted the
morning air. The LASTMA
officers, policemen and
commuters ran for
cover. But one of the
officials came back and
stood his ground, wielding
a baton and insisting that
the man must follow
them.
When it became obvious
that the odour strategy
failed, the driver began
pulling off his clothes,
prostrating by the front
tyres of the vehicle and
rolling on the floor.
A crowd formed around
the area, with some of the
bystanders capturing the
scene with their camera
phones. One of the
officials was heard telling
his colleagues to “leave
him alone and let him
go .” However, they took
close shots of the vehicle
number plate, and the
driver, before taking other
seized vehicles away.
Our correspondent spoke
with a resident who said
he knew the old man well.
He said, “That is how the
man usually does. His
bus plies Lagos Island
everyday and he picks his
passengers from that
spot.”
The source said the bus
was owned by a military
officer.
When Punch
correspondent approached
the old man for comment,
he refused to talk. When
confronted with the
allegation of being a
serial offender, he said,
“Look, whoever wants to
talk should talk.
Everybody has his
problems and I have
mine.”
0 comments:
Post a Comment