Tuesday, August 14, 2012

LASTMA drops charges against Yinka Johnson, the banker who was accused of killing their official

Yinka Johnson


 

Before now, I heard about this accusations and counter-accusations over the case of Stanbic IBTC’s Yinka Johnson, who LASTMA claimed ran over one of their staffs, as she tried to escape arrest.

And now “The LASTMA authorities, for some unexplained reasons are trying to pin the alleged crime on Yinka Johnson whose car was not even moving at the time

Hammed Balogun was hit. She did not even see the man being hit,” a Lagos TV producer, Doyin Akinlade, said. He claimed that the banker went to the Ajiwe Police Station on her accord, but the traffic enforcement authority were trying to frame her up.

But it appears the murder charges have been dropped now. However, some reports still have it that she will still answer to charges of driving against traffic, which she was initially arrested for.
 
However, Henry Okelue, who has been staying on the case, has confirmed the news.
“I can confirm that the murder accusation against the banker, Yinka Johnson, has been dropped by the Police,” he tweeted via his handle, @4eyedmonk.

He went on to add angrily: “I hope Mrs. Yinka Johnson will take appropriate actions and sue LASTMA as an agency and the PRO of LASTMA as a person.”

Yinka Johnson was brought to the Igbosere Magistrate Court today to face a one-count charge of driving recklessly. She was granted bail and ordered to pay fine. The case was adjourned to Sept 3rd. 

:DailyPost

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