As told by an eye witness
( Yaba), I boarded a bus, ( Danfo) at
Maryland. When we got to Obanikoro bus
stop (precisely, 08:03), we slowed down (At
the bus stop o), to let some passengers off.
Unfortunately for us, there was another bus
right in front of us blocking traffic, which
we had to carry over.
Its only logical (we couldn't fly, afterall). and that
was how the problem started. Like I said earlier,
there was a bus in front of the bus I was on.
Sadly, so were some LASTMA officials (about 6 of
them, 5men and 1 woman). We had a member of
the Army Cadet, I think, on board (Not too sure if
he was army or whatever). He respectfully told
the LASTMA officials to let the bus go as he was
running late for an appointment, and he even got
down when his request was refused the first
time. He pleaded with them saying we didn't
block traffic, that it was the bus in front of ours,
but by then that bus driver had managed to
escape, so they pounced on our bus. His request
was turned down, passengers were ignored, and
then they turned violet towards the driver and
conductor (the LASTMA officials).
The Cadet tried to resolve this. Even though they
were clearly being rude to him, he just kept his
cool. They dragged this for a few minutes but
when they realized he wasn't going to back down
till the driver was released, they turned on him.
Now, they pushed the woman (LASTMA official)
to him knowing that the Cadet would not touch
her, and I'm so proud to say that he did not
touch her, even though she ended up tearing his
uniform right from the first button to the last
one. Some how, the police officers at that same
stop came to join in the fight but ended up
supporting the LASTMA officials (afterall, they
work at that same bus stop together).
The LASTMA officials harassed not only the
driver and his conductor, but also the Cadet and
the passengers. Eventually though, some MOPOL
officials got wind of the situation, came in and
that's when the game changed. Even as I write
this, I'm still so thrilled at how much suffering
the LASTMA officials endured and how some of
them took to their heels, stumbling and even
falling into the gutter as they ran. In fact they all
took to their heels,but three of the LASTMA
officials were captured. It was a beautiful scene
afterwards, at least for me *:) happy.
Eventually though, the Mopol officers and
LASTMA drove off in one bus, I'm guessing to
MOPOL headquarters, with the Cadet. I cant even
begin to imagine how they would sort it out. Iv
heard so much about these kinds of situation but
had never witnessed it. And if you are wondering
how I managed to stay to watch the 20 minutes
long incident since I said I was heading out to
work. Well, I was waaaaay early for my
appointment, my client had just moved our
meeting to 12 noon, from 9 am, so I had the
time.
( Yaba), I boarded a bus, ( Danfo) at
Maryland. When we got to Obanikoro bus
stop (precisely, 08:03), we slowed down (At
the bus stop o), to let some passengers off.
Unfortunately for us, there was another bus
right in front of us blocking traffic, which
we had to carry over.
Its only logical (we couldn't fly, afterall). and that
was how the problem started. Like I said earlier,
there was a bus in front of the bus I was on.
Sadly, so were some LASTMA officials (about 6 of
them, 5men and 1 woman). We had a member of
the Army Cadet, I think, on board (Not too sure if
he was army or whatever). He respectfully told
the LASTMA officials to let the bus go as he was
running late for an appointment, and he even got
down when his request was refused the first
time. He pleaded with them saying we didn't
block traffic, that it was the bus in front of ours,
but by then that bus driver had managed to
escape, so they pounced on our bus. His request
was turned down, passengers were ignored, and
then they turned violet towards the driver and
conductor (the LASTMA officials).
The Cadet tried to resolve this. Even though they
were clearly being rude to him, he just kept his
cool. They dragged this for a few minutes but
when they realized he wasn't going to back down
till the driver was released, they turned on him.
Now, they pushed the woman (LASTMA official)
to him knowing that the Cadet would not touch
her, and I'm so proud to say that he did not
touch her, even though she ended up tearing his
uniform right from the first button to the last
one. Some how, the police officers at that same
stop came to join in the fight but ended up
supporting the LASTMA officials (afterall, they
work at that same bus stop together).
The LASTMA officials harassed not only the
driver and his conductor, but also the Cadet and
the passengers. Eventually though, some MOPOL
officials got wind of the situation, came in and
that's when the game changed. Even as I write
this, I'm still so thrilled at how much suffering
the LASTMA officials endured and how some of
them took to their heels, stumbling and even
falling into the gutter as they ran. In fact they all
took to their heels,but three of the LASTMA
officials were captured. It was a beautiful scene
afterwards, at least for me *:) happy.
Eventually though, the Mopol officers and
LASTMA drove off in one bus, I'm guessing to
MOPOL headquarters, with the Cadet. I cant even
begin to imagine how they would sort it out. Iv
heard so much about these kinds of situation but
had never witnessed it. And if you are wondering
how I managed to stay to watch the 20 minutes
long incident since I said I was heading out to
work. Well, I was waaaaay early for my
appointment, my client had just moved our
meeting to 12 noon, from 9 am, so I had the
time.
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