While being arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a five-count charge of dangerous and reckless driving, the police alleged that Abiodun used his Mack truck to block an entire lane on the expressway for unjustifiable reasons and in the process prevented Fashola and his convoy from having easy passage to their destination.
According to the police prosecutor, Clifford Ogu, the accused also could not produce his driver’s licence and the vehicle’s particulars when they were demanded. He added that the offences contravened Sections 28(i), 39(3) of the Traffic Act 548, 36 (P), 44 (1) Cap. 172, Vol. 7 of the Road Traffic Law of Lagos State of Nigeria and Section 126 (1) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Abiodun pleaded not guilty to the charge and Presiding Magistrate Famobiwo granted him bail in the sum of N20,000 with two sureties in like sum who must produce evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government and must also be resident in the state.
She adjourned the matter till 6 June, 2012 for mention. The defendant was moved to Ikoyi Prison when he could not perfect his bail conditions.
69 comments:
Eziokwu?! Obstructing Fashola is a criminal offence?
Oga o.
i tot he was accusing dame patience of causing traffic in lagos.no one went to jail then.someone has to go to jail for just obstructing his convoy.is it not better to clear the roads like patience did than putting people in prison for obstruction.
Useless politicians!
The Emperor strikes again!!
These bitches in power are all the same.
This is the ass Lagosians brag about. Lagosians no go make us rest because of the flowers and other landscape decor Fashola don put for city. Landscape designer oshi
Oga oooo.
Very misleading headline!
the police alleged that Abiodun used his Mack truck to block an entire lane on the expressway for unjustifiable reasons and in the process prevented Fashola and his convoy from having easy passage to their destination.
According to the police prosecutor, Clifford Ogu, the accused also could not produce his driver’s licence and the vehicle’s particulars when they were demanded.
I am sure if you were unfortunate to have been the one in place of Fashola, you would have come here to rant about the driver's insensitivity! The man has done wrong unfortunately for him, the Governor was his victim. Next time, he will be more conscious of other road users' needs.
Fashola......sufry sufry oooo......if care is nt taking datz hw d said driver wil b in dat prison awaiting trials for donkey years....power nd authority of d highest order...issokay oo
Jezz, see abuse of power. The life of a poor man in Naija is very painful.
I don't Ơ̴̴͡.̮Ơ̴̴̴͡ d essence of including Fashola in d headline. D driver contravened traffc laws n oda laws, so bn punish for dt. It wld av bn News if Fashola convoy had beating him up like some governors I know wld av done.
That means if U̶̲̥̅̊ obstruct Dame Patience its Firing squad!
Linda whats the deal wif u now? These days it takes u forever to post people's comments?SMH
Hmmmmm
Will dey arrest d truck driver if it was nt fashola..mscheeeeew.eye service oshi
Serves him right. About damn time those reckless truck drivers got dealt with. He's serving as deterrent to others. They all need to get the hell out of our roads. They cause half of all the accidents, the other half being okada riders. They all really need to go, or at least be careful.
Well, too bad. Everyday for the thief, one day for the owner. I have actually experienced an 'uncalled for' total blockage of the road due to those truck drivers' non-chalant attitude and disregard for other road users, infact one almost cost me my life.
In this case, its too bad he pissed the 'wrong' road user who doesn't tolerate indiscipline which in this case is punishable by law 'for delaying and endangering the life of other road users & also posing a security threat to the life of the Governor. Too bad for 'truck big boy' sorry you had to be the scapegoat tho *sips Alomo*
@willadebo
Don't you just love some justice fashola. How silly does this sound. Its like using a nuclear bomb to kill a fly
dats naija 4 uooo:even d queen of England does not harass other motorists with convoy......linda pass d mic abeg
Oh chim o. Issorai #BabalawoIsWatchingWithScatterScatterMirror.
May God save us in this country. Wicked Governor
Na wa o
Sister'm gan sleep n leave LIB alone!
Fashola is changing o! Evidence of payment of tax?? Where would the guy get people who pay taxes from? Its obvious they didn't want him to meet his bail conditions. Na wa for naija abeg!
CHI
All of you yapping the governor is the reason 9ja is so corrupt and backward i swear?! Why should a truck be blocking a functioning highway (Governor's convoy or not)???? Why should the driver be driving without a license and no vehicle particulars??? Common listen to yourselves.
The Governor's people did the right thing. Justice is been served. Next time he would think twice before endangering people's lives. How many times has an illegally parked truck caused accidents? Please people look at the bigger picture here.
Please so far he broke the Law, i don't see any reason why he shouldn't be punished. We see this sort of madness and non-chalant attitudes by truck drivers and danfo buses everyday in Lagos, we call for something to be done to curb the 'menace' and then just when something is done about it using a 'Scape Goat' you pounce on the Governor.
Fashola is the Chief Security Officer of lagos State and if he decides to overlook that nonsense people on this blog and the general populace will say he's 'Irresponsible' and failed to protect the interest of other road users.
The driver was reckless and could have cost someone his life, he was without license, he held other rod users at ransom, an Ambulalance rushing a patient would have lost the patient in the 'blockage', the 'simple' roadblock would have been a successful ambush to assasinate the Governor. Please we need to consider many things before we jump into conclusion. He broke tha damn Law and he was fucking prosecuted the Court of Law, abeg give Fashola a break. This should serve as a warning to his colleagues who are fond of doing that shit. #nuffsaid
*back to my cigarette*
@willadebo
Well from wt I read, it wznt bcos he blocked Fasholas convoy he wz arrested, e commited several road offences which prompted his arrest. So Linda pls why did u write it like he wz jailed cos of Fashola
#Gbam#...ur head is dere.
Kpakam!
Very insightful comment. Thank you for being a complete breathe of fresh air. So many post comment here without thinking deep. They are full of contradictions.
Fashola shud endure the right tin is done, those stupid truck drivers commit a lot of offenses and shud b properly dealt with.
All of una wey de curse Fashola, una head no correct!!! Eko oni ba je
God bless you my sister. May the brain God has given you never go to waste.
This headline is the most misleading ever.
PMnews first wrote this rubbish and linda decided to copy it letter for letter. This wasnt about fashola at all,it was about tanker drivers who are the most lawless group of road users you can ever imagine. Their vehicles get spoiled everyday and they dont make effort to tow it off the road. Imagine a tanker driver with no driving licence.
Everything this man did is a 'jailable' offence. Fashola just happened to be around at that time. Traffic offenders get jailed or fined everyday in Lagos. People shouldn't just read sensationalist headlines. Let's utilise our own brain as well.
@Fatimah,i still remain a loyal fan joo. Keep the refreshing views coming
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Linda,u fall my hands seriously,if des useless drivers delay u once or twice,u go knw how far....if fashola dey use siren,im go quicklY comot 4 road & hellloo he dint ask dem to beat him up.i'm angry wiv u ova dis headline.#imoutofhere#
God bless you abundantly. These same truck drivers have claimed so many innocent lives on that road. I think Linda was just looking for traffic on her blog with the misleading headline.
LINDA I WAS AFRAID THIS POST WILL BRING OUT NEGATIVE COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE DUE TO THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF THE CURRENT ISSUE BETWEEN LAGOS STATE AND DOCTORS. THE WAY YOUR HEADLINE WAS WRITTEN KIND OFF MADE FASHOLA LOOK BAD. IF THERE IS ONE GOVERNOR THAT WE KNOW TOLERATES THE LAGGOS TRAFFIC SITUATRION IS FASHOLS, FOR YOUR INFORMATION HE DOESNT USE HIS SIREN TO MOVE ABOUT, OR FOLLOW BRT LANES, AND ALSO REMEMBER THAT HE HAS A SECURITY DETAIL THAT MAKE SURE HE IS PROTECTED AS HE MOVES ABOUT, THE LAWS OF THE COUNTRY ALSO PROTECTS HIM. IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME HE IS EXPECTED TO COME OUT OF HIS CAR TO SEE WHAT THE OBSTRUCTION IS ABOUT, AS A MATTER OF SECURITY, HIS CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER AND ADC WILL BE STUPID TO ALLOW HIM DO THAT IF THEY SENSE THERE IS A THREAT TO THEIR BOSS. JUST MAYBE THIS DAY THE TRUCT DRIVER HAD POSED A THREAT TO THE GOVERNORS CONVOY AND THE SECURITY DETAILS TOOK CARE OF HIM WHICH THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO DO SO. I MEAN HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THEY CHARGED A DRIVER FOR BLOCKING THE GOVERNORS CONVOY. IN ANY CASE THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE ESPECIALLY IN LAGOS WHERE POLITICIANS CAN GO TO ANY MEANS TO GET THERE OPPONENTS. IT HAPPENED TO OSHOMLE AND ODHAUGHAN, WHEN CERTAIN PEOPLE TARGETED THEIR CONVOY. THE DRIVER SHOULD EVEN BE GLAD IT WAS COURT THEY CHARGED HIM TO. OTHERS WOULD HAVE BEATEN HIM BLUE BLACK AND LEFT HIM THERE WITH INJURIES. SO I ABSOLUTELY DONT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY HAD KEPT TO THE RULE OF LAW. SO ALL OF YOU JUDGING HIM SHOULD ABEG HOLD YOUR PEACE, SURE YOU WOULD HAVE DONE WORST IF IT WAS YOUR CONVOY.
@DEEFLAMEZ. Smoking cigarette and drinking Alomo...Smh for you o..lol!
This Fashola is turning into something else
Thank you dear,I don't know whether pple can't read,but I really think linda should correct the headline,cause I was directly behind the convoy,and the truck was on both lanes instead of one,no one could go through!!So I think fashola stood up for everyone!!
I laugh in spanish. Fashola is the biggest power hungry fool in the worldd. I have experienced Fashola's convoy on 3 occassions leaving ikeja area to v/island. And I can assure you that until the exit at Marina, you cannot pass them, they don't just take one or two lanes the close the entire road to other traffic and drive at an average of 35mph. The worst part is that if you try overtake for any reason, they will drive into you. Its hence very rich for someone to go to jail for doing same.
So how many of the vehicles on fashola's convoy are properly licensed? How many of his drivers have up to date licences? Or have a licence that you don't get tested in anyway whatsoever for. Ask anyone who has encountered Fashola's convoy before, that shit must be all wrong
According to Jimi Agbaje,they are "SAME OF D SAME"useless people.Fashola,pride goes b4 a fall o.
Abeg Fashola shud just realese d'man bcos dis small tin will later turn to anoda tin like d'girls story he shud give him a fine en let him go b4 he rot in cell.
Common man like U and I can be in traffic for days and No one cares but cos na Fashola even must shake. I was in traffic for 16hrs d'day patience came to lagos no 1 heard my cry. SMH for this country
D man did wrong, no doubt. Bt Oga shld ve tempered justice wt mercy. Dis display is a show of power n oppression of d common man.
Sorry dude....wrong time to break traffic laws(as if der's ever a right time...lol)
But Fashola is funny sha,is that a criminal offence? SMH
media peeps and their ridiculous "catchy" headlines.
from the story,it is obvious that he dint get arrested cos he obstructed fashola's convoy.
first offence:
Abiodun used his Mack truck to block an entire lane on the expressway for unjustifiable reasons
second offence:
According to the police prosecutor, Clifford Ogu, the accused also could not produce his driver’s licence and the vehicle’s particulars when they were demanded.
the story doesn't match the headline.. *sigh*
Do you mean "Justice is BEING served" or "Justice HAS been served"?
hmm, if a man could be jailed for causing obstruction on a public road, wot happens 2 politicains dat stolen public funds, i mean all politicains....
No wonder Nigeria is where it is! So many uneducated folks parading our streets.
So people cannot read and understand the infractions committed by the driver? Bunch of fools!
Fashola is making headlines everywhere, he is now a SUPERSTAR POLITICIAN,
toll gate =Na him
250k sch fees = na him
Doctors sack = na him
Arrested truck driver= na him
Merger of non viable states = na him
I wonder wat the next DICTATORIAL Stuff will be....
Carry Go... Eko oni baje ....*wide grin*
People should understand situation before jumping into conclusion. How on this earth would it be Fashola alone on Lekky Express way? Besides, so many things could go wrong even if he was not on the road just like they happen everyday. The recording of thousands of death cases on the road due to the stupid act of this truck driver is nothing to write home about just as DEEFLAMEZ has rightly mention in his comment. The deadline or write up is so useless that only a fool would read and not comprehend the evil in it just to nail the Govvernor. Too bad some people are so daft retarted. I am very sure it is one of those PDP's that paid for such an headline and ass story(mumble jumble)... #IAmNotMoved
I'm disappointed in your comment.Where is it writen that u should serve jail terms for obstructing traffic? Even driving without a license.The worse that can happen is for u to pay a fine and your can being impounded.What of all this politicians that hold a whole city/state to ransome because they want to drive through
THe guy was obviously one of the many wicked and senseless Nigerians who block roads at will for no justifiable reason and with gr8 insensitivity to other road users.
As we will say, God don catch am as The Governor also became a victim.
For those calling it an abuse of power, una no sabi read? Or is commonsense just so uncommon?
Well said Deyinka...
Hope say the truck driver no be tanker driver o.. Otherwise dem fit go strike and na we go come suffer am..
The truck dsriver was very wrong, not just because fashola convoy was obstructed, but they are used to such offences..mayb it was his ill day noni
I am so happy, these buses and trucks can do the most annoying things. lwkmd @ firing squad for Dame patience
Waiting power go cause na only God fit judge, I rest my case.
Yeah those truck drivers are a bloody nuisance..apologies @Emperor Fash..
Linda! Sometimes u get me sooooo annoyed I feel like shooting d silly streak in your head. You and all the other foolish fools crying like Fashola bullied the man. Did you guys read the entire story or just d headlines? The douche blocked the road! Are you guys so stupid so as not to know the dangers of what he did or the inconvenience he must have cost other road users. He just messed wiv d wrong one this time.
RealTruthHurts my pesin, Always feeling you too! I knew it had to be PM News, too sensationalist! When Patience caused major road blockage in Lagos, Linda ranted for two days now the Governor makes sure another idiot pays for his crime and people are shouting emperor. He was sent to jail because he couldn't meet up with the fine payment!
I pray these set of people encounter something like this during an emergency then you would be able to appreciate what Fash has done. I swear most people just read the headline and comment.
Btw, I no dey see your brake light for LL. How far na? *winks*
Thanks for the shoutout. Dont really visit LL any longer cos it seems too 'dirty' for me. There's a limit to the amount of dirt you may wish to know about somebody. Btw i see you on ynaija sometimes too. Keep up the good work.
Fashola is getting out of control. What happened to the Fashola everyone fell in love with. Not liking his new found attitude.
i love fashola. but these days i beginnig to dislike hime. First it was doctors strike and consequent sacking of the striking doctors. now arrest of a driver. Though, the driver is definitely wrong. But Fashola as "peoples governor", come down and ask the man wat is his problem and may be he will learn somthing.
FACEBK
Chi Sum responsible pple live in Lagos ok? I pay my tax and if he has responsible pple around him, that shldnt b a problem
Pls shut da hell up! U r talking trash! Do u fink Fashola is an agbero guvnor who hires riff raffs as drivers? Pls stop sayin trash u dnt knw!
My God! U r a liar!!!! I av driven behind Fashola's convoy abt 3 times now and nothing of such eva happened!
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