police inspector, Ben Thompson, and an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Caleb Akerele, have been hospitalised after they were allegedly assaulted by two bus drivers who were dressed in military camouflage along the Eko Bridge.
The drivers were reportedly conveying passengers on a one-way route from Costain to Ijora Olopa in commercial buses, when they were accosted by the traffic officers.
The officers reportedly ordered them to turn back, which started an argument.
The drivers were said to have pounced on the officers and beaten them up.
The LASTMA spokesperson, Taofeek Adebayo, who confirmed the incident, expressed that one of the military officers was apprehended.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, also confirmed the incident.
