...TO PROSECUTE VIOLATORS
Lagos State Government has warned skit and filmmakers to desist from the use of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) uniform and other accoutrements, saying it is now illegal.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba frowned at the demeaning manner in which movie and skit makers portray LASTMA institution in their movies and skits, using LASTMA uniform without recourse to Section 79 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 which criminalize such unauthorized use.
This was made known by Oreagba, in a press statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq,
His position was reinforced after seeing a fully kitted actress with a LASTMA uniform in one of the Yoruba films titled ‘Gbogbo Lowo’ and other skits movies on different social media.
According to Oreagba “film or skit makers who portray as LASTMA Officer without applying for, and being duly issued a permit letter for such portrayals, to desist with immediate effect or face the full wrath of the Law.
He believes that such sanity in movie production, regulation of the possession, and usage of LASTMA uniforms will surely curb the proliferation of LASTMA kits, uniforms, and accoutrements in our society.
“We implore the National Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTA) and other affiliated bodies to warn their members as anyone caught using LASTMA Uniform without an approved permit would be prosecuted.”
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