An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, who slumped while controlling traffic on Ishaga Road in the Idi-Araba, Mushin area on Saturday, has died.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the official, Kazeem Lawal, was brought in dead to the Randle Hospital, Surulere, where his colleagues had rushed him.
Sunday PUNCH had reported that the official, who was among LASTMA officials on duty for an event at the Chapel of the Healing Cross, collapsed at about 1.30pm.
It was also reported that Lawal, who was gasping for breath, was rushed to a hospital after he did not respond to preliminary treatment.
Our correspondent gathered that Lawal, who was attached to LASTMA Zone 3, Iponri, died on the way to the hospital.
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Saturday slumped while controlling traffic in the Idi Araba area of Lagos.
The official, whose identity could not be ascertained as of the time our reporter left the scene, was among those controlling a heavy traffic along Ishaga Road allegedly caused by an event at the Chapel of the Healing Cross, Idi-Araba.
There was also a heavy presence of security personnel on the road.
The official, who was busy with the heavy traffic situation under the scorching sun, fell down and began to gasp for breath.
The incident occurred at about 1:30pm.
His colleagues and bystanders had rushed to pull him off the road and made frantic efforts to resuscitate him. Some of the LASTMA officials were seen pounding his chest, while others poured water on him.
But when his colleagues realised that he was not responding to the first aid, they took him into their vehicle and drove off.
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, identified as Taye Shittu, has been arrested by the police at Pen Cinema Police Station for allegedly slapping a Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Komolafe Abimbola of Court 2 Ikeja, Lagos, western Nigeria.
She was on her way to the office around Pen Cinema area of Agege when the incident happened on Wednesday.
P.M.NEWS investigation revealed that Shittu accused Mrs. Abimbola of not obeying the traffic light and ordered her to come out of her car.
She was said to have obeyed Shittu’s instruction after which there was an argument between them. During the argument Shittu was said to have slapped Mrs. Abimbola and she sustained injury on her face.
The victim reported the assault at Pen Cinema Police Station and Shittu was promptly arrested by the police.
A senior staff of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr Olufowora Taofik, 48, has been arrested and charged before Ijeshatedo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly converting to personal use a Mercedes Benz van he seized from its owner over a traffic offence.
He was arraigned on Thursday on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing before Magistrate O.A. Gbajumo under the Criminal Code.
Taofik attached to Base 7, Zebra Ejigbo, seized the van with registration number XU 140 JJJ along Iyana Ejigbo area belonging to Marvelous Peace for not using a seat belt.
His arrest and arraignment followed a petition written by Peace’s lawyer, Barrister Ajibola, when Peace saw Taofik cruising around with the van.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, (SAN) has charged officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), to focus on their primary responsibility of ensuring free flow of traffic across the metropolis rather than apprehending erring motorists.
Fashola gave the charged on Tuesday at the induction of the new Special Traffic Mayor and meeting with LASTMA Personnel held at the LTV 8 Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja.
The governor said rather than allowing the enforcement of the law to generate traffic gridlock on the highways, they should instead allow the traffic offenders to go so as not to defeat the purpose for which the agency was established.
The Lagos State Government has intensified effort to arrest a junior officer with Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Michael Ekundayo, for allegedly demanding and collecting bribe.
Ekundayo was allegedly caught on video collecting N8, 000 bribe from a motorist. Sources have, however, said that law enforcement agents may now go after Ekundayo’s relatives to assist them in producing the suspect who is now at large.
A source, did not want his name mentioned, told National Mirror that efforts to arrest the suspect had not yielded any result ever since the video spread like wildfire on the social media.
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, who was caught collecting bribe from a motorist has disappeared.
The Lagos State government made this known, saying the officer would be punished.
A junior officer in the employ of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) was caught on tape while soliciting for gratification from a road user over some undisclosed traffic offence.
The recorded incident was sent online and to a television station.
In the tape, the LASTMA official insisted on collecting a bribe of N8, 000 but was offered N4, 000.
