By KEMI KASUMU
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said that a viral video on ‘Twitter’ (@OmoGbajaBiamila), where its officers driving against traffic that is one-way with an operational vehicle (RTM 08 LA Zone 25 Bariga) was blocked by a private vehicle on Oworonsoki bridge, Lagos, is old video that had since been treated and should be ignored.
The LASTMA, in a statement personally signed by its General Manager, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, explained the incident happened in 2022 before the #Endsars protests, adding that the officials involved had been sanctioned and, even, that the car was among vehicles burnt alongside its office building during the protest.
“The Agency hereby states categorically that the video incident occurred in year 2020 before the #ENDSARS protest around Iyana-Oworo. All Officers involved have been appropriately sanctioned by the Authority.
“The patrol van with registration No. RTM 08 LA (Zone 25 Bariga) seen in the viral video was among LASTMA operational vehicles burnt alongside our office building by #Endsars protesters at Iyana-Oworo, Lagos.
“The Agency, therefore, urges members of the public to disregard the video that was deployed to embarrass our team of hardworking Officers.
“LASTMA will continue effective monitoring and control of traffic across the State, just as it will not condone indiscipline among any of its personnel,” the LASTMA GM said.
