Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The alleged murderers of an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) were on Monday arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Yaba.

The LASTMA official, Ola Oyeshina, 31 years old, was attacked at Sifax-Iganmu area of Apapa on Friday allegedly by two drivers, Abdullahi Akerele, 31, and Nurudeen Ogungbe, 41.

Both defendants were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate, Kikelomo Ayeye, on a two-count charge of attack and murder of a law enforcement officer.

The counts read: "That you Abdullahi Akere, Nurudeen Ogungbe and others now at large on 29th day of November 2019, at about 1800hrs at Ijora-Badia, Lagos State in the Lagos Magistrate District, did conspire among yourself to commit felony to wit:...