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LASTMA Official, Who Slumped On Traffic Duty, Dies by idris4eva(m): 8:06am On Jul 13, 2015 |
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.
The matter was said to have been reported at the Alakara
Police Division.
One of the colleagues of the deceased, who spoke to our
correspondent on condition of anonymity, said, “He was
initially taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, but
he could not be attended to because of the ongoing strike
action. He was then rushed to the Randle Hospital where he
was confirmed dead.
“We do not have any insurance policy. We do not have any
hazard allowance. It is very painful.
“His family members are in disarray at present. We work
round the clock, and we are usually overwhelmed. He must
have collapsed from accumulated stress.
“Since the government sacked some LASTMA workers last
year, there has been a burden on the workforce. Work posts,
where seven personnel were handling, have been reduced
to one or two.”
Our correspondent gathered that LASTMA officials,
policemen and National Union of Transport Workers
besieged the hospital on Sunday.
“The whole thing happened so fast and so shocking. By the
time they took him to the Randle Hospital, he had died,”
another LASTMA official said.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth
Nwosu, said he would get back to our correspondent on the
matter.
He said, “I am still awaiting details on the incident. I will call
you back when I have them.”
The Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Bola Ajao, could not
be reached as calls put across to her phone did not connect.
A text message sent to her also had yet to be replied to.
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Re: LASTMA Official, Who Slumped On Traffic Duty, Dies by bewla(m): 8:07am On Jul 13, 2015 |
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Re: LASTMA Official, Who Slumped On Traffic Duty, Dies by Ridwanna(m): 8:15am On Jul 13, 2015 |
May his soul rest in peace |
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