He spoke against the backdrop of what he described as the senseless and unwarranted killing of an officer of the agency, Obasu Segun Godwin, and the assault on another officer, Adeniyi Hakeem, at the Anthony area of Lagos State on Tuesday, 16th March, 2021.
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The LASTMA boss stated this in a personal message he penned on the issue.
According to Lukman, he was on his beat at Jakande Junction controlling traffic manually owing to the destruction of the traffic signal light during the last #EndSARS protest hijacked by hoodlums, when Ben approached him asking that traffic be stopped for him to cross even with the presence of pedestrian bridge nearby, which the LASTMA officer said he should avail himself of.
The LASTMA boss reacted to the development in a statement on Thursday.
Olajide Oduyoye, the General Manager of LASTMA confirmed the development in a statement by the authority’s spokesman, Olumide Filade.
Olajide Oduyoye, LASTMA General Manager, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority says it has commenced investigation into the alleged assault on one of its officers by the police at Apapa on Tuesday.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Monday said it had started releasing vehicles impounded over violation of the COVID-19 lockdown order in the state between March 1 and April 14.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority says its personnel are ready to enforce the state new transport guidelines aimed at curbing spread of COVID-19 from Monday.
The LASTMA boss noted that both the driver and the conductor pf the bus had committed the same offence several times in the past
The state government, through the Ministry of Transportation, is currently reconfiguring some roundabouts to accommodate more vehicles and reduce gridlock
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority impounded 2,458 vehicles for various traffic offences in January as against 1,597 vehicles it impounded in December 2019.
The LASTMA official was seen dangling on the pole of a billboard around the Salvation Bus Stop, Opebi, Ikeja Local Government Area on Saturday.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority says the compliance of commercial motorcycle (Okada) and Tricycle (Keke) operators to the ban and restriction in the state is “pretty good”.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has admonished motorists in the state to adopt a change of attitude, warning that the authority will no longer be merciful to traffic law violators.