Laide Bakare, a Nollywood actress, has been reported to have violated traffic regulations.

 

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has stated that actress Laide Bakare was stopped for violating traffic laws and was fined for the offense. Hundeyin made this information public in a post shared on his verified Twitter account, @benHundeyin, on Sunday. 

In response, actress Bakare criticized the police for getting into her vehicle and driving off with her 14-year-old daughter to an undisclosed location. She reported that the incident occurred on Saturday along Ikorodu Expressway after the police alleged that she was driving in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Lane.

During my recent experience along that axis, I was appalled by the harsh treatment Nigerians faced. The act of taking a car with a child inside is incomprehensible. My daughter was left traumatized by this incident, highlighting the urgent need to address the issues occurring in our country. 

It is concerning that the police seem to focus on targeting individuals with valuable possessions in order to exploit and steal from them, as demonstrated by their demand for our ATM card to withdraw N70,000.

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.

“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,” the PPRO said.