The Lagos State Mobile Courts have ordered the remand of six of seven suspected miscreants accused of assaulting officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other allied agencies during a midnight enforcement operation on Airport Road, Lagos.
The operation was coordinated by the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in collaboration with other government bodies, including security agencies, the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Corps, the Lagos State Task Force, and LASTMA field officers.
In a statement, LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, explained that the exercise followed formal complaints from the Nigerian Airport Authority (NPA), which decried the continuous and illegal occupation of its facilities by criminals and commercial bus operators in violation of existing regulations.
Taofiq said the NPA management reported that the activities of the miscreants and illegal operators had become a major nuisance at the airport, with repeated cases of harassment, intimidation, and the dispossession of unsuspecting members of the public of their belongings.
He added that despite facing serious provocation and threats to their lives and public assets during the assault, LASTMA officers showed restraint, which ultimately led to the arrest of the suspects.
Following their arrest, the seven suspects were arraigned on Tuesday before the Chief Magistrate of the Lagos State Mobile Court on a four-count charge.
According to Taofiq, one of the defendants pleaded not guilty and was granted bail, while the remaining six were ordered to be remanded in custody.
The case has been adjourned to February 19, 2026, for further hearing.
Bakare-Oki reaffirmed the state government’s determination to protect critical public infrastructure, ensure the safety of all road users, and maintain law and order across the metropolis.
He warned that the government would not condone violence from criminal elements, stressing that any act of lawlessness would be firmly addressed with the full weight of the law.
The statement further disclosed that during the operation, 56 vehicles were impounded for various traffic and environmental offences, including 44 commercial buses, five private vehicles, and seven trucks.