{"id":118065,"date":"2020-03-31T05:40:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T04:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=118065"},"modified":"2020-03-31T05:40:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T04:40:19","slug":"ex-lastma-chief-olakpe-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/ex-lastma-chief-olakpe-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-LASTMA chief Olakpe is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Chris Olakpe, a retired Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) is dead.<\/p>\n<p>He was said to have died in Lagos on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Adetimiro, LASTMA director of research and statistics, who reportedly, confirmed the incident said nobody knew the Olakpe was ill and he did not show any sign of sickness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe heard about it this morning. He did not show any sign of any sickness. We are really shocked,\u201d he was quoted to have said.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased was a graduate of sociology and anthropology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the Nigerian police force as a cadet assistant superintendent in 1980 and rose through ranks to become the assistant inspector-general of police.<\/p>\n<p>The 66-year-old was appointed as LASTMA Chief Executive Officer by former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Chris Olakpe, a retired Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) is dead. He was said to have died in Lagos on Sunday. 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