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Task force arrests Zenith banks’ Bullion driver for driving against traffic

Taskforce arrests Zenith banks’ Bullion driver for driving against traffic
 Taskforce arrests Zenith banks’ Bullion driver for driving against traffic

The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force yesterday nabbed the driver of a bullion van, Bamidele Ezekiel, for allegedly driving against traffic. The bullion van driver was allegedly arrested around Cappa area of Oshodi. Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi who made this disclosure said that the driver of the bullion van was apprehended by the enforcement team of the agency between Brown Street and Cappa area of Oshodi.

Egbeyemi said that the driver of the bullion van with registration number HK 218 EKY (Mr. Bamidele Ezekiel of Zenith Bank) admitted to having driven against traffic (one-way) in a statement he made to Agency. Honestly speaking “I don’t know why some enlightened and educated people within our society just flagrantly disobeyed laws made to regulate the free flow of traffic on our roads without any regards”

“It is imperative to urgently re-orientate these bullion van drivers on the need to abide by all traffic regulations and stop the habit of driving against traffic across the State”

He confirmed that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP Zubairu Muazu directed that the arrested bullion van driver be immediately charged to court for the prosecution to deter others from this illegitimate act. The driver of the bullion van (Mr. Bamidele Ezekiel 46years) said he committed the offense with one Mr. Kehinde Babalola (Manager of Zenith Bulk Teller) out of the curiosity to deliver money to his destination on time and that he never knew that he would be caught.

According to the driver “Yes I drove one-way and am appealing to the government to please tamper justice with mercy as I promised never to do such again in my life” Meanwhile, the driver, Mr. Bamidele Ezekiel was charged before Magistrate Lateef Owolabi for the offense of driving in a direction prohibited by law (one-way) punishable under Part (III) item 27 of the Transport Sector Law of Lagos State 2018.

The defendant, Bamidele admitted his ‘Guilt’ when the charge was read to him, on asking him to affirm his plea of ‘Guilt’ he changed and said he was not ‘Guilty again. While the plea of ‘Not Guilty’ was entered by the court against the defendant, the case was adjourned to the 30th day of July 2019 for ‘Commencement of Trial’ by the Magistrate.

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