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Tuesday 17 July 2012

Army officers 'arrested' by Gov Fashola on BRT lane (photos)

Hehe! I guess nobody is above the law. Governor Fashola yesterday 'arrested' (more like confronted) two senior military officers who drove on the  BRT lane at the Outer Marina in Lagos. The Governor was around the area when he spotted the military car driving on the Bus Rapid Transit lane which is meant strictly for the BRT buses, and came down from his own car to confront the men.

No arrest was made but the military officers were at least embarrassed by the confrontation.

68 comments:

*Kingsley* said...

SERVES THEM RIGHT! IF YOU FOR GOV. Fash, CAN I HEAR YOU SAY . . .'YEAH!!!

Anonymous said...

Cool....

JAYISM said...

Very good!!! Nice onee!!

Anonymous said...

Sounds good. Fashola for president 2015. Guys what do you think?

Anonymous said...

Fashola for President!

NecFix said...

Haha. Linda the 2nd pic. Could easily pass for your 'photo of the day'

Anonymous said...

His expression is to die for. Like what rubbish is this.

Anonymous said...

Why was no action taken against him??? What was his reason???

Eko ni baje o!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Linda Ikeji abi na Linda Ikebe! Yaf start, o kwa ya? Why are employing cheap journalism tactics in the caption you have used for this article? You said Fashola "arrested"..... and then you ended the article by saying "No arrest was made." Na wah to you oo! Hmmmmmmm! Congrats by the way, on your nomination for that award. You dey try, buh dont get your ardent followers disenchanted ooo!

Ebukah Emmanuel Nzeji said...

Lawlessness na new thing 4 naija? Naija remains kpafukard!

Anonymous said...

Lawless human beings! Mcheeww.

Anonymous said...

He should have arrested them cos no one is above the law.we need someone like fashola as the president but unfortunately naija will never let him cos he will be dead if he tries that

Rosellar said...

Correct Governor! One of our biggest issues in Naija is the fear of confrontations! Nigerians would rather look the other way instead of speaking out against wrongdoing. In fact, many lawmakers would not step out of the luxury of their cars to help their own people......

Anonymous said...

Serves 'em ryt!!! If the governor is patient enuf, y can't they be? Fashola is truly working!!!!

Unknown said...

Gov Fashola sees everything and is everywhere!Big brother of lagos,lol...Beware he's watching!

Toronto said...

Wow... governor Fashola has changed Lagos state for good. This shows that nobody is above the law, if you are running late for your duty that's your personal business, you don't have to break the city rules. Good job Governor

Anonymous said...

Good 4 dem.

Anonymous said...

Dats unfair naah

tjay't BELLO said...

I love dis man buh 'he' alone can't do the job. God bless Lagos. God nourish 9ja

Anonymous said...

Loooolz see salutation,Fash did a mistake he should have asked him to do a frog jump,coz dats what they always subject people. This is a clear case of DEVIL KNOWS HIS MATE trust Fashola to beat the traffic after dis scene.Naija for u.~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310.

Anonymous said...

I jst love dis man...bt pls he shld com n do okota rd. Abeg!

Dr. Pinch said...

Y u no arrest them? If na common people like me and Linda they go arrest us mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeew.

Anonymous said...

Haha,dat serves the military men rite.dat shows dat nobody is above d law.Av not seen Fashola himself take dt brt lane b4,so hw hury d military man may b.

Anonymous said...

This is the best governor lagos can eva have

Anonymous said...

Dan Katsina

Wow...!! Sincerely speaking i'm impressed that the governor had to stop and address the colonel personally....irin kai yazaka bi hanyar da doka tahana *angry face*, and he was lyk "morning sir am sorry it woun't repeat itself again...... Adinga jin magana

Proudly Igbo said...

Corruption and lawlessness start at the top. If these people can't obey rules, how do they expect people down the chain to obey these rules? Pathetic!

Princess of Zion said...

He tried to be disciplinary but civil at the same time! It was at least commendable of him to notice and even stop.

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Anonymous said...

This is no coincidence.

Nilla said...

Thats my Man!
Him for tell them make dem do small frog jumb!!! heeheehee!
Lawmakers..Lawbreakers!

Anonymous said...

Nice one!!!

DORIS said...

LWKMD...Good for them! if it was an ordinary citizen the army officials would arrest them without confrontation.Thank you Fashola

somto said...

Hehehe! I wish they could treat other dignitiaries like this. They always feel like they can break the rules cos they are what they are. *hiSs* ntoi!!!

Unknown said...

This is novel for the action Governor who demonstrated leadership by example. How i wish he could be the next President.

Anonymous said...

I so love fashola,no body is above the law..

Dabiri Bola said...

Can't stop laffing.

Anonymous said...

LwkM!!! Mehn, I love this man (Y)

Anonymous said...

go gov go gov asin soldier think say dem be above law??? oti ohhh

Anonymous said...

That goes a long way to show that Nigeria is far from getting better... Nothing paints a better picture to show that some pple are actually above the law and untouchable..SMH..

Ammenah said...

God bless him for this

Anonymous said...

Wish he could run for president

CHI

Uncolonized said...

I wish Rotimi Amaechi confronts these so called men in uniform, they are d actual road traffic nuisance we have here in Rivers State.

Anonymous said...

Fashola 4 President!

Anonymous said...

dat is nice 4 dem..from ogono nokia e6

gidies said...

That was a nice one by the Gov but its not really all about confronting these so called untouchables.making an arrest would have fully cleared my doubts because you have ordinary citizens who are arrested when they make same mistake.are we now trying to say some people are above the law?these common men pay taxes also and as such deserve the same treatment melted out on the Army official.kudos to the Gov who at least confronted but he could have done better.

Deyon said...

Pls the correct thing to do is to impound thier car like they would have done to any normal citizen.why do we have two set of rules in Nigeria,one for "the haves"

nd the other for "the have nots"

47vids.com said...

At least he exercised common sense by not throwing them in Jail or slapping them...as some governors will do..47vids.com (if only we could just take over everything and get rid of that Jona)

Anonymous said...

Erm lindalicious linda,e be like say dem arrest them ooo.fashola no fit free dem like dat nahh.case don reach army authorities sef

Anonymous said...

BRF for life! Eko o ni baje!

Anonymous said...

Yes o and Ikorodu roads needs his touch too. Power situation is also terrible.....we still love him sha

Anonymous said...

How can anyone buy this?Just when the state is about to pass a law full of ridiculous sentences for traffic offences,our dear governor is seeing getting a traffic offender in uniform off a BRT lane. Yeah right!!!
It's all propaganda, I don't believe no one can see thru it.Lagosions are apparently not as smart as they think they are. Even my one year old niece understands this.

Nekky said...

Anon 11:54,STFU!!!!

Anonymous said...

ONOME says....
Nigeria has a myriad of problems.Lawlessness abounds uncheckered.
Hope this sets the pace for some sort of orderliness in Lagos.Welldone Fashola.

Anonymous said...

Eko o ni baje

Anonymous said...

Yes. They should have been arrested - at least by Military Police.
And it should be a permanent mark on their record.

Anonymous said...

Sorry to be the one who breaks the chain of glowing feed back, but the spate of armed robbery is on the constant rise in lagos... do you know why? becuase fashola is treating the symptom not the problem... its good to paint and beautify lagos, but when u do this how much unemployment are you causing and what measures are you putting in place to make sure that people are not turning to a life of crime...

Im sorry but fashola is a big fish in a small pond, if u really want accolades, take a longer step out

Anonymous said...

Let's leave the individuals, focus on the crime and face the fact! I'm indifferent bout Gov. Fashola cos I don't know him personally but the abuse of law starts from the top.

NennyD said...

This is so wonderful. At least let them understand that nobody is above the law

Allegra said...

Now, that is how it's done!!

Anonymous said...

Oh my God!I love this picture so much,and why was he saluting? Ode oshi see his water belly.

Anonymous said...

I like dis guvnor,na u biko. Fashola 4 put dem inside d zoo,yeye army officers

Anonymous said...

wise sss official.wen e reach a col turn dem stand dey watch d ordinary pple as if na dem b d only ppl capable of harming d gov.

Why dem no bundle d col into one of their cars as dem go domif na a commoner?

Dem no say d fear of d army na d beginging of wisdom.

Thank u fash,i don't live in ur state anymore but the wonders of ur hands is heard far and wide and for the time i came for business i personally notice the change

Anonymous said...

What a good start, ever since when fashola took over the gov. Sit , he've been trying all his posible best to make lagos a better place.
So lets assist him by obeying the laws.
Eko o ni baje oo.

Unknown said...

Good job boss

Unknown said...

Good job Gov wish u can do dis every mornin

truthhurts said...

If only there was a fashola in every state....*sigh* You Lagosians are enjoying!!!

Anonymous said...

Well i find no fault with the governor but the stupid Colonel who disgraced himself and the Nigerian Army by coming down from his car. The position of governor can only be occupied by a Major or at worst a Lieutenant Colonel...And he went ahead and payed compliment, by saluting. I'm not advocating for non-compliance with the Law, but it was an Official car and he was flying his flag. Maybe those conversant with how the Military operates would know better.

AbujaKenneth said...

BRF has no right to designate a federal road for specific state users. But he has all the right and resources to construct kilometers of road to ease the ever nauseating traffic jam in Lagos.

Anonymous said...

Bro.Ivery much agree with you.I understand.Colonel Yusuf felt he was wrong cos if he were right he would have pumped some bullets into the bloody civilian's chest.

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