The Management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has issued a stern warning to movie and skit makers over the unauthorized use of their uniforms.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, on Friday said the agency’s management rejects the use of its uniform without recourse to Section 79 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015, which criminalises such unauthorised use.
In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, the agency condemned the unauthorized use of its uniform for entertainment.
The LASTMA general manager explained that the warning became necessary after he saw a fully kitted actress with a LASTMA uniform in a Yoruba movie titled: “Gbogbo Lowo” and other skits and films on different media.
Oreagba said the way the agency is being portrayed in movies and skits is demeaning.
He further stated that “Film or skit makers who portray LASTMA Officer without applying for and being duly issued a permit for such portrayals, to desist with immediate effect or face the full wrath of the law.
“I believe that such sanity in movie production, regulation of possession and usage of LASTMA uniform will surely curb 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 that anyone caught using the LASTMA Uniform without an approved permit will be prosecuted.”
