LASTMA official allegedly crushed to death by female banker

Late Adeleke

A female banker with Standard IBTC yesterday alledgely crushed 33-year-old Hammed Balogun, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), to death while trying to escape arrest for violating road traffic rules.

Confirming the story, the General Manager LASTMA, Engr. Babatunde Edu, said:

 "the deceased was carrying out his official assignment at his duty post at Mega City, Ajah area of Lagos before he met his untimely death.

"The suspect whose identity was revealed by the Auto Inspector device as Yinka Johnson a staff of IBTC drove in a Green Land-Rover Jeep,SUV with registration number plate, CY 276 LSD against traffic from Mega chicken inward toll Plaza Two. She was intercepted by three officials of LASTMA led by the Head of Operations, Mr Quayum Asafa for traffic violation and in a drama like scene, Johnson started driving recklessly in order to escape contravention and in the process ran over the officer.

The female banker on realising what she has done, ran and escaped from the scene of the incident into Ikota Estate, Ajah with the security men shutting the gate permanently.The situation became riotous as the security attached to the gate refused all pleas to open the gate until the intervention of the Area Commander in charge of Area J, Mr Felix Vwahmi, mobilised and called for backup before access could be gained into the Estate.

The suspect was finally arrested and taken to Ajiwe Police station from where she was transferred to the Criminal Investigative Department, Panti for further interrogation.

The deceased was rushed down to Germaine Hospital where he later died as a result of injuries sustained from the accident while the corpse was deposited at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, Ikeja for autopsy".

This is coming barely three weeks after Mustapher Adeleke a LASTMA official , was killed by a bus driver while driving against traffic.

UPDATE: Eye witnesses account claim the LASTMA official was actually killed by a bus and not the female banker as claimed. We will just wait for investigations to reveal what really happened last night. Will bring more updates later.