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LASG MOURNS TRAGIC LOSS OF LASTMA OFFICER AND TWO OTHERS IN ROAD ACCIDENTS. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today announced with deep sorrow the tragic death of one of its officers and two other citizens in a devastating road accident that happened on Monday, 23rd of February, 2026 at the Badagry Roundabout inward Seme. The incident, which involved a Dangote Group truck, has sent shockwaves through the community and highlighted the daily risks faced by those who work to keep our roads safe. According to initial reports, a fully loaded SHACMAN truck, owned by the Dangote Group, suffered a catastrophic brake failure while travelling at a high speed. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which then struck the LASTMA officer who was diligently performing his traffic regulation duties and a pedestrian at the roundabout. The truck continued on its path, tragically taking the life of another individual before coming to a stop approximately 200 m...

Lagos Road Safety Gains: LASTMA Saves 1,075 Injured Victims Throughout 2025 …Over 17,169 Vehicles Impounded for Traffic Infractions; 760 One-Way Offenders Apprehended. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) over the weekend announced remarkable progress in its sustained crusade to fortify road safety standards and decisively curb traffic crashes across Lagos State, disclosing that no fewer than 1,075 injured accident victims were rescued by its officers during coordinated emergency interventions undertaken throughout the 2025 operational year. The Authority revealed that these rescue operations were executed across critical traffic corridors through rapid incident response frameworks, robust inter-agency synergy and the strategic deployment of personnel to high-risk flashpoints, thereby ensuring that victims of road mishaps received prompt and lifesaving assistance. Operational statistics further indicate that LASTMA’s intensified enforcement driv...

UPDATE: SECURITY REINFORCED IN BUI DISTRICT, AREWA LGA, FOLLOWING ARMED RUSTLING INCIDENT The Kebbi State Police Command has reinforced security presence in Bui District of Arewa Local Government Area following an armed cattle rustling incident on 18/02/2025. In collaboration with the Military and other security agencies, additional personnel and operational assets have been deployed, and sustained area domination patrols are ongoing to maintain stability. The Command deeply regrets the loss of thirty-three innocent lives and extends its heartfelt condolences to the families affected and the entire Arewa community. Preliminary investigations confirm that armed Lakurawa militants entered the area to rustle cattle. The assailants are believed to have crossed into the district from Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Residents from Mamunu, Awasaka, Tungan Tsoho, Makangara, Kanzo, Gorun Naidal, and Dan Mai Ago mobilized in response, during which the fatal confrontation ...

Fatal Truck Collision Shuts Down Oshodi–Apapa Corridor at Cele The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) solemnly affirms the occurrence of a catastrophic nocturnal road traffic collision involving two fully laden 40-foot containerized trucks along the Cele inward axis of the Oshodi–Apapa Expressway, Mile 2, Lagos. A tragic episode that culminated in the untimely demise of two individuals. The fatal impact claimed the life of one of the truck (T-392 LA) drivers and a suspected miscreant whose presence within the operational perimeter of the articulated vehicles could not be immediately established at the time of response. The ferocity of the collision left the deceased driver severely entrapped within the steering compartment of his truck, thereby necessitating painstaking technical extrication by operatives of the Authority’s Rescue and Recovery Team.  Demonstrating commendable rapidity and professional coordination, LASTMA personnel undertook m...

Two Critically Injured in Gbagada Crash; Drunk Driver Arrested The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has formally confirmed the successful rescue of two critically injured victims—a female motorist and her male passenger—following a severe vehicular collision that transpired earlier today along the Gbagada inward Oshodi corridor of Lagos State. The distressing incident involved a Highlander Jeep (AKD 956 JY) and a Black Toyota Corolla (APP 884 JJ). The magnitude of the impact resulted in substantial vehicular damage and significant bodily injuries to the occupants of the Corolla. LASTMA operatives strategically stationed along the axis demonstrated exemplary vigilance, responding with remarkable dispatch, tactical precision and professional competence to secure the accident scene, administer immediate assistance and prevent secondary incidents. The driver of the Highlander Jeep was promptly apprehended at the locus of the collision and subsequently transferred to office...

LASTMA OFFICER VICIOUSLY STABBED WITH BROKEN BOTTLE BY REBELLIOUS COMMERCIAL BUS DRIVER; OFFENDING VEHICLE IMPOUNDED AT OJOTA, LAGOS. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) over the weekend registers its strongest condemnation of a heinous and premeditated assault perpetrated against one of its officers by a defiant commercial bus driver at Ojota Interchange in Lagos. The violent involved a painted Caravelle GL Volkswagen commercial bus EKY 693 YK. The vehicle was lawfully intercepted for a flagrant contravention of extant traffic regulations, having been operated along the Ojota–Ketu corridor with its passenger door recklessly left ajar while fully laden with commuters an egregious infraction that gravely endangered passengers and other road users alike. Upon interception on the main carriageway, the driver responded with brazen insubordination, strenuously resisting lawful arrest and attempting a hazardous escape by mounting the median in a desperate bid to...