The attribution of commission of supposed suicide by a man at the gate of an Estate along Lagos – Shagamu Expressway, Lagos, to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA officers has drawn reaction of the traffic control agency.
The man speculated to either be a commercial Okada rider or a tricyclist was found dead hanging at the estate gate with rumour claiming he took to suicide because LASTMA officers impounded his vehicle.
The rumour circulating online has got the traffic agency General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, reacting.
Bakare-Oki in a statement he released denied the charge, saying LASTMA played no part in the death.
According to him, “Several speculations were made by sympathisers present at the scene. Some said he was dressed like a motorcyclist (Okada rider), while some speculated he was a tricyclist (Marwa rider).
“Some even believed he was brought to the scene by his killers during the wee hours of midnight, and stage managed it to give it the semblance of suicide because the victim’s leg was touching the ground.
“For brevity, no one could really identify him as either an Okada or Marwa rider from amongst several operators of Okada and Marwa who visited the scene.”
Oki added, “It is unfortunate that the incident occurred by an Estate gate along the Lagos – Shagamu Expressway.”
