
There are indications that the LASTMA official,
Hammed Balogun, who was allegedly run over by a female banker, Yinka Johnson,
might actually have been hit by a reckless commercial bus driver popularly
known as Danfo and not the banker as
originally portrayed. Eye-witnesses
at the scene of the incident however said that the official was hit by a Danfo
driver and not the banker whose car was stationary when the incident happened. Doyin
Akinlade, a Lagos TV producer, who claimed to be privy to the circumstances leading
to her arrest, spoke to reporters saying that “the LASTMA authorities, for some
unexplained reasons are trying to pin the alleged crime on Yinka Johnson whose
car was not even moving at the time Hammed Balogun was hit. She did not even
see the man being hit.” He agreed that the banker violated the law by driving
against traffic but he insisted that it was not true that she hit the official.
He also noted that there was no sign of impact on her car but the said Danfo
had its windscreen broken. Yinka Johnson is a mother of three, including a two
month old baby who is reported to be held with her in detention.
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