An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, who slumped while controlling traffic on Ishaga Road in the Idi-Araba, Mushin area on Saturday, has died.
The official, identified as Kazeem Lawal, was said to have been brought in dead to the Randle Hospital, Surulere, where his colleagues had rushed him.
The late Lawal, 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.
One of the colleagues of the deceased, who spoke 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.”
“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 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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