Fish out killers of LASTMA official, NPA MD begs police

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza  Bala Usman, has appealed to the Nigeria Police to intensify efforts to arrest the killers of the Lagos Zonal Head of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Surajudeen Bakare,  in Apapa late last year.

The NPA MD gave the charge over the weekend while on a condolence visit to the family of the deceased LASTMA official in Lagos.

The MD, who was accompanied on the visit by the Chief Executive Officer of LASTMA, AIG Chris Olakpe (retd), noted that as the landlord of the port, it was important for the NPA to pay the condolence visit and show empathy with the deceased’s family.

“We felt the need to extend our condolence to the family of the LASTMA official who died on active duty; he was on duty around Apapa port area, so as the landlord of the port, we felt the need to come and express our condolence.

“It’s important that we show empathy, we enjoin the police to ensure that justice is done. Nobody should be killed in the manner this man was killed, it is unacceptable in the society.

“I am encouraging the Lagos State government and the police to ensure that these miscreants are brought to book. We cannot accept these behaviours in our society, as it would discourage other officers from actively performing their duties,” she stated.

Ms Usman also assured that security around the port would be beefed-up in order to send a strong message to hoodlums operating around the port area, reiterating that the government would not accept such behaviour.

The tearful widow, Mrs Bakare, appreciated the NPA, saying that “it is painful that I am receiving this after my husband’s death. I only know the worth of my husband after his death.”