A tricycle rider, Mr. Ugo Monday, was arraigned before a Magistrate District Court in Mapo, Ibadan, on charges related to assaulting an officer of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) on August 6, 2025.
According to reports, Monday tricycle was apprehended by OYRTMA officials at Molete area for obstructing the road but refused to comply with the OYRTMA officials. Officer Mojeed Adeyanju Ifeoluwa, an OYRTMA officer posted to the OYRTMA Command Molete unit apprehended the tricycle belonging to Monday with registration number KTP 796 QH but Monday abducted Officer Mojeed Adeyanju Ifeoluwa and violently pushed the officer out of the apprehended moving tricycle at Labiran area in Ibadan, causing her serious and sever body and head injury.
Monday initially escaped but was later caught at Molete area, Ibadan on September 9 at a Filling Station where he has gone to refill his tricycle and was spotted by his victim after a month of his deadly act and detained at Mapo Police Station until his court appearance on September 15.
The charges against Monday include:
– Taking an OYRTMA officer to an unknown destination at high speed and inciting members of the public against her.
– Assaulting OYRTMA Command officer Ifeoluwa while she performed her lawful duty by dragging her hand and pushing her out of the high speed moving tricycle.
– Resisting arrest by a law enforcement agent.
– Dragging Ifeoluwa’s hand, causing an open injury on her right hand.
Monday is punishable under Section 355 of the Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol. II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000. The case has been adjourned till October 23, 2025, with bail set requiring two sureties of N500,000 each, one of whom must be a relative of the defendant.
OYRTMA Chairman Maj Adesagba Adekoya , Condemns the Act: “We strongly condemned violent attack on our officer. OYRTMA officials are committed to ensuring safety and order on Oyo State roads, and we won’t tolerate assaults on our personnel
This prosecution serves as a deterrent to others in society who may contemplate bad attitude towards OYRTMA Officers. Adekoya stated
We commend the Nigerian police for parading the suspect at the Magistrate court and look forward to justice being served,” he stated.
Adekoya reiterated the agency’s commitment to enforcing traffic regulations and protecting its officers in the line of duty.
