Actress Laide Bakare Fined for Traffic Violation, Paid Fine For Offence – Police
The Lagos State Police Command has said Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, was stopped by police in Lagos state for violating traffic laws and subsequently paid a fine for the offence”.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this in a post he shared on his verified X handle, @benHundeyin, on Sunday, 23 June, 2024
According to Hundeyin, the actress was stopped for contravening traffic laws and fined for the offence.
Taking to her Instagram page on Sunday, 23 June, 2024, actress Bakare lashed out at the police for entering her car and driving away with her 14-year-old daughter to an unknown destination.
According to her, the incident took place on Saturday, 22 June, 2024 along Ikorodu Expressway after the police accused her of driving on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Lane.
“For the first time, I experienced the brutal way Nigerians are being treated along that axis. I can’t imagine how someone with a brain and sanity will enter someone’s car and drive it away with a minor in it.
“My daughter was left terrified over the incident, a lot of things are happening in this country that needs to be attended to.
“The police only target big cars and vulnerable people to exploit and rob. Just because they needed our ATM card to take out N70,000,” she said.
Responding, Hundeyin said that the actress disobeyed traffic laws and paid fine as punishment.
“You were stopped for contravening traffic laws by driving on the BRT lane. You chose to create a scene. You chose to remain out of your vehicle when it was being taken to Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) office.
You were stopped for contravening traffic laws by driving on the BRT lane. You chose to create a scene. You chose to remain out of your vehicle when it was being taken to LAMATA office. The officers were not going to succumb to your gimmick to hold them down at that spot. You… https://t.co/VD8d5sBcO0 pic.twitter.com/K1wOmw1v9f
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) June 23, 2024
“The officers were not going to succumb to your gimmick to hold them down at that spot. .You rightly paid the correct fine for your offence – N70,000 – into government coffers. You left with the receipt and your vehicle. Not a finger was laid on you.
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