The Lagos State Mobile Courts have ordered the remand of six out of seven suspected miscreants accused of assaulting personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and other sister agencies during a midnight enforcement operation along Airport Road, Lagos.
The enforcement exercise was led by the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in collaboration with security operatives, the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Corps, the Lagos State Task Force, and LASTMA field officers.
A statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said the operation followed formal complaints by the Nigerian Airport Authority (NPA) over the persistent and unlawful encroachment on its facilities by criminals and commercial bus operators, in violation of existing regulations.
According to Taofiq, the NPA management reported that the activities of the miscreants and illegal operators had become a nuisance within the airport environment, with repeated cases of harassment, intimidation, and the dispossession of unsuspecting members of the public of their personal belongings.
He said that despite severe provocation and imminent threats to their lives and public assets during the assault, LASTMA officers exercised restraint, which eventually led to the arrest of the suspects.
The statement noted that the seven suspects were arraigned on Tuesday before the Chief Magistrate of the Lagos State Mobile Court on four-count charges.
According to Taofiq, one of the defendants pleaded not guilty and was granted bail, while the remaining six were remanded in custody.
The case has been adjourned to February 19, 2026, for further hearing.
Bakare-Oki reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to protecting critical public infrastructure, ensuring the safety of all road users, and maintaining law and order across the metropolis.
He warned that the government would not tolerate violent conduct from criminal elements, stressing that any act of lawlessness would be met with the full force of the law.
The statement added that during the enforcement exercise, a total of 56 vehicles were impounded for various traffic and environmental violations, including 44 commercial buses, five private vehicles, and seven trucks.
