Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has debunked the claim its operatives are responsible for the dead body found hanging by the gate of an estate along Lagos-Shagamu Expressway, Lagos.
 
LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, debunked the rumour circulating on social media insinuating that the deceased’s vehicle was impounded by officers of the agency, forcing him to commit suicide.
 
Bakare-Oki confirmed that the body was discovered in the early hour of Thursday by passersby, which was immediately reported to the Police at Shagamu.
 
Several speculations were made by sympathisers present at the scene. Some said he was dressed like a commercial motorcyclist,while some speculated he was a commercial tricyclist.  Some even believed he was brought to the scene by his killers during the wee hours and made to look like a suicide.
 
“It is unfortunate that the incident occurred by an estate gate along Lagos-Shagamu Expressway,” said Bakare-Oki.
 
While sympathising with the deceased’s family, the general manager warned those spreading unfounded reports to verify information before disseminating it.
 
He urged the public, especially motorists, to seek clarification on any traffic information through the agency’s newly commissioned toll-free call centre. 
 
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased was evacuated by State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU), Yaba, Lagos