A WIDOW REMI JOHNSON,IS LYING HALF DEAD IN THE HOSPITAL,AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY LASTMA OFFICIALS IN OJODU.

                                                         According to sources,a female tricycle operator in Lagos identified as Remi Johnson,is lying half dead in a hospital in Ojodu Lagos,after she was attacked by an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,for pleading on behalf of he brother Smart Ofariko,who was arrested at Ogba Ojodu road for obstructing traffic.Investigations revealed that Ofariko was arrested by LASTMA officials for parking his tricycle {keke}at Aguda Bus Stop to receive a phone call.Ofariko explained that he called his sister Remi Johnson,when he was asked to pay N5,000 by LASTMA officials.He denied obstructing traffic,saying that he parked his tricycle at a bus stop to receive call.When his sister arrived,one of the LASTMA officials identified as Mr Raimi Odukoya attached to Ojodu zone,asked her not to intervene in the matter and allegedly pushed her and she fell down,hitting her head on the floor.She passed out and was rushed to the FRSC hospital along Ojodu Berger Road by the LASTMA officials.''My sister would have died but i thank God that the nurses on duty saved her life''.When the LASTMA Head of Public Relations Unit officer Bola Ajao at Ojodu Berger was contacted,they said that Mrs Johnson who is a widow was not pushed but collapsed after being told to pay a certain amount of money before she could collect her impounded tricycle.Reacting to the incident,Chairman Duact Accord Business Limited,the franchise operator for tricycle operators in Ojodu,Akeem Adebeso,expressed shock over the manner the widow was treated bt LASMA officials.'He said ''We have reported the matter at the Ojodu Police station.We can no longer tolerate the excesses of LASTMA officials in Ojodu.We want Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to intervene in this matter.Our members are always harassed by LASTMA officials and it is time to stop it''.