The General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has said Colonel K.I Yusuf and Staff Sergeant Adeomi, who were accosted by Governor Babatunde Fashola for taking the designated Bus Rapid Transit lane on July 17, 2012, will pay the mandatory fine.
The fine for taking BRT lane is N25, 000.

This is just as the Nigerian Army began the court martial of 11 soldiers for various offences in Lagos on Tuesday.

Minimah said at a press briefing that the Nigerian Army was not above the law.
“They passed the BRT lane and it’s a traffic offence and they’ll pay the fine. The fact that he has apologised to the governor does not mean that he won’t face the law. He will pay the fine,” he said.

The GOC seized the opportunity to warn all army personnel to obey the laws of the state and avoid taking the BTR lane.

He said, “They (army personnel) should avoid the BRT lane because they are designated for the BRT buses which are for the good of Lagosians. We all reside in Lagos and we have the responsibility of obeying the laws of the state. If we get it right, it’s for our common good and if we get it wrong, it’s bad for all of us.
“The law was made for Lagosians and we are part of Lagos and the Nigerian Army and the military as a whole are law-abiding and enforcers of the laws, not outlaws. We’ll conform to the laws and obey the law and also aid civil authority in enforcing the laws and we’ll continue to help the state government in this regard.”

Meanwhile, the president of the court martial, Brigadier- General Edward Nze, said the crimes the army personnel were being tried for ranged from alleged murder to financial misappropriation.

Nze said court martial was an instrument used by the Nigerian Army to instil discipline in its men.

“The offences we are handling presently range from murder to misappropriation of funds to being absent without leave. They’ll be charged according to the Armed Forces Act,” he said.
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gulfer: I ask, why was a Naval officer dismissed and jailed for the same offence in 2010? I remember that particular incident at the Anthony end of the BRT lane, could it be because he assaulted the LASTMA officer?

gulfer: I ask, why was a Naval officer dismissed and jailed for the same offence in 2010? I remember that particular incident at the Anthony end of the BRT lane, could it be because he assaulted the LASTMA officer?

gulfer: I ask, why was a Naval officer dismissed and jailed for the same offence in 2010? I remember that particular incident at the Anthony end of the BRT lane, could it be because he assaulted the LASTMA officer?

justokey: I think they did the right thing. You can't dismiss a soldier because of traffic offence.

gulfer: I ask, why was a Naval officer dismissed and jailed for the same offence in 2010? I remember that particular incident at the Anthony end of the BRT lane, could it be because he assaulted the LASTMA officer?

Toktee: Some slowpoke were here insulting and saying all sort of things against fashola,it is annoying how some myopic fellows cannot see beyond their nose,they even said fashola emberass the colnel,so illitrate recruites even wanted to dare lagos state goverment,even in the united state of america the us army obey civil authourity

gulfer: could it be because he assaulted the LASTMA officer?

chucky234: N25,000? Is he joking? They will pay the N25,000 smiling,I expecting a fine of N100,000 each as that will make them realised the seriousness of that offence.

shaneroberts26: Now,whatchy'all 'DUFFERS' dzat was blabbering dze appalling gibberish dzat Fashiola own too much dzat he should hav tampered justice widz mercy instead of disgracin dze officer got to say now?(Wen y'all are lucidly aware dzat none is above dze law). D Command Head don shame all of ya widz dzis bombshell.Its so nice wen listenin to an intelligent mind speak .What a sagacious and pragmatic reply from dze man at dze helm of affairs.Somtimes one gets so 'm-a-a-d' while lisnening to som childish replys from many 'young heads on an old shoulder' on Niaraland.Whatchy'all gotta say now huh?Nitwits.

beesawlhar: 25,000 is too small abeg. but its better than just letting them go.

4bobo:

He was dismissed because he was not desciplined. He fought with uniform, head butting, even spoilt superscreen video camera and beat hell out of the reporter despite the fact that he was not the original culprit (fighting for a female coleague) and his cloth was torned. A general saw him which made it complicated for him.
This is how army suppose to act. Though this colonel apologised, but if pardoned without fine, fashola intergrity as a SAN will be questioned. So it is a good judgement on both parties .that money na beer money for colonel.
They know where them dey meet.

shaneroberts26: Now,whatchy'all 'DUFFERS' dzat was blabbering dze appalling gibberish dzat Fashiola own too much dzat he should hav tampered justice widz mercy instead of disgracin dze officer got to say now?(Wen y'all are lucidly aware dzat none is above dze law). D Command Head don shame all of ya widz dzis bombshell.Its so nice wen listenin to an intelligent mind speak .What a sagacious and pragmatic reply from dze man at dze helm of affairs.Somtimes one gets so 'm-a-a-d' while lisnening to som childish replys from many 'young heads on an old shoulder' on Niaraland.Whatchy'all gotta say now huh?Nitwits.