“Very Disturbing”: Army Reacts As Soldiers Clash With LASTMA Officials in Lagos

• The army has described the fight that ensued between its official and LASTMA officers as disturbing
• The spokesman for the army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the authorities are worried about the development, which is one out of many
• Nwachukwu hinted further that the army would embark on a sensitisation campaign to educate its personnel and promote interagency cooperation

Lagos state, Nigeria - The Nigerian Army has reacted to the recent issue that led to a scuffle between its officials and those of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) on Monday, August 14.

A spokesman for the army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, described the unfortunate incident as “disturbing”. He revealed the plans for soldiers to obey traffic rules and also work together with LASTMA officials in Lagos state and across Nigeria, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

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Meanwhile, two video clips went viral on Monday, August 14, showing some soldiers allegedly attacking a LASTMA official after the traffic officer allegedly dragged a military personnel out of the front seat of a commercial bus.

Reacting, LASTMA spokesman, Taofeek Adebayo, confirmed the development in a telephone chat with Channels Television. Adebayo said the agency would respond appropriately to the incident.

Also, Nwachukwu said:

“I must say it is very disturbing that soldiers/LASMA conflict is now one too many.”

He said the frequent altercations point to the fact that there is a need to strengthen interagency cooperation amongst the security agencies in Lagos state.

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He, however, said the attempt would fail, insisting that the military is happy and better under democracy and, as such, will not get involved in any act to sabotage the hard-earned democracy of Nigeria.

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The Nigerian Army (NA) has said it has no partnership with Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, the founder of the defunct Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF), or his security outfit.

The ex-militant leader had claimed during several Facebook Live programmes monitored by Legit.ng that he owns a military company engaged by the government to work alongside the military in some states.

Source: Legit.ng