The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Friday has warned skit producer, filmmakers against usage of its uniforms, kits, and other accessories.
This was announced by LASTMA’s General Manager, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, in a statement that was also signed by the organization’s director of public affairs and education, Mr. Taofiq Adebayo.
Oreagba claimed that the need for the warning was necessary because he saw a fully costumed actress wearing a LASTMA outfit in the Yoruba film “Gbogbo Lowo” as well as other skits and movies on other media.
He was displeased at the demeaning way the movie and comedy creators had represented the LASTMA institution.
The general manager claimed that without resorting to Section 79 of the Lagos State 2015 Criminal Law, which made such unauthorized use illegal, the organization’s management had denied the use of LASTMA uniforms.
“Film or skit makers who portray LASTMA Officer without applying for and being duly issued a permit for such portrayals, to desist with immediate effect or face the full wrath of the law.
“I believe that such sanity in movie production, regulation of possession and usage of LASTMA uniform will surely curb proliferation of LASTMA kits, uniforms and accoutrements in our society.
“We implore the National Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTA) and other affiliated bodies to warn their members that anyone caught using the LASTMA Uniform without an approved permit will be prosecuted,” Oreagba said.