A Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official has died after collapsing on active duty, Daily Post reports.
The official, identified as Kazeem Lawal, died on his way to Randle
Hosiptal, Surulere, where he was being rushed after he collapsed around
Ishaga Road in the Idi-Araba, Mushin area on Saturday, July 11.
One Lawal’s colleagues, who chose to remain anonymous, said:
“Lawal
was initially taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, but he
could not be attended to because of the on-going 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.”
Another LASTMA official said:
“The whole thing happened so fast and so shocking. By the time they took him to the Randle Hospital, he had died.”
LASTMA officials, policemen and National Union of Transport Workers
gathered at the hospital on Sunday to sympathize with the grieving
family.
Lawal was attached to LASTMA Zone 3, Iponri.
Lawal’s death comes days after some aggrieved workers beat up another LASTMA official.
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