The Lagos State Traffic
Management Authority (LASTMA) says Ola Oyeshina, one of its officials attacked
by hoodlums has died.
In a statement on Saturday,
Olajide Oduyoye, LASTMA general manager, said the incident happened about 5pm
on Friday while the officer was on duty around Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa.
He said the official, who was hit
with a large stone, slipped into a coma and was transferred to the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) where he died on Saturday morning.
Oduyoye condemned the attacks on
officers of the agency in the course of carrying out their duties.
The LASTMA chief said the perpetrators
will be prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others.
“He was immediately rushed to
Area “B” police station along with two of the people that attacked him. ACP
Bayo Sulaimon thereafter ordered the detention of the two (2) attackers that
were arrested while a letter of medical referral was issued for the victims
attention at the hospital,” he said.
“LASTMA was established to manage
and control traffic in order to reduce the people’s travel time on our roads,
increase economic growth through increased productivity and ensure the populace
safety and security.
“A situation where road users
will now turn against any government official in order not to answer the
consequences of breaking the law is unacceptable and would not be condoned
henceforth.”
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