Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) yesterday dismissed the viral video showing officials of the agency driving against the traffic as an old recording.
LASTMA General Manager, Bolaji Oreagba, said on Twitter that the incident occurred in 2020 around Iyana Oworo, Lagos, and the vehicle was one of the casualties of the #ENDSARS protests that rocked the country in that year.
Besides, he said, all the officials found culpable in the matter had been sanctioned.
Adebayo said: “The attention of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has been drawn to a viral video on Twitter (@OmoGbajaBiamila) where our officers who drove against traffic (one-way) with an operational vehicle, RTM 08 LA Zone 25 Bariga, was blocked by a private vehicle on Oworonsoki Bridge, Lagos.
“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 number plate 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.
